For instance, abstract concepts related to intimacy may be expressed in terms of being physically “close” or “far away” from another person (e.g., the description of a not so commu-nicative person as distant), concepts related to mental health and wellbeing in terms of occupying a “balanced” position (e.g., unbalanced or unstable personality),and originality and innovativeness in terms of being “be-hind” or “ahead” of others (e.g., “he was far ahead of his time”).