I’m a numbers person. Numbers don’t lie. They tell you the truth and we don’t have to question them (that is if they aren’t skewed). And yet, all of us communicate with words. Sometimes I wish we didn’t because, quite frankly, life would be easier if we communicated in numbers. No lies. No questioning. No mind games. Simplicity would be at the heart of our lives. At the end of the day, however, that is a wishing game.
Words accompany us at any given time and while most of us have the best of intentions when we use them, we often forget the real power of them. The power of the carefully chosen word, the painstakingly sculpted phrase, the meticulously constructed paragraph. The force of a comma and a full stop. And not to forget, the tone that accompanies them.
Words are the most powerful tool in our daily lives. They have the power to put a smile or a tear on someones face. Sometimes they even have the power to hit so deep that the recipient’s world is rattled and left in shatters. Or, in a more positive case, fill you with so much happiness that you might burst.
As a blogger, it’s easy to edit what you have just written. You hit delete and it’s all gone. Like it never happened. But the spoken word, oh my, the spoken word, is a whole different story. I’m no stranger to talking before thinking. I’m also no stranger to regretting what I just said or the way I just used certain words. Believe me, I’d probably hit delete more times than not. Undo. Rephrase.
It’s a funny thing, those words. Look around and listen. The amount of emotions you will witness in a single day, purely by listening to what is being said around you, will blow your mind.
So, I am asking you, when was the last time you wish you could hit delete and get a do-over? When was the last time you stopped and thought carefully before you blabbered? And when was the last time you actually stopped and witnessed the power of your words?
“Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.” – Buddha
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Yesterday in an argument with my mum. But once it's out it's out and there's not much you can do to take it back. Words are powerful and they can also be very hurtful.
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