That song says '...just like a single word can make a heart open...' (Fight song - Rachel Platten)
Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. It is a double-edged sword. We can choose to use this force constructively with kind words of encouragement, or destructively using hateful acidic words. The same song says '...I might only have one match (tongue, in this case), but I can make an explosion...'
'Words have energy and power: with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate, to humble'. - Yehuda Berg.
How do you think this earth, all other planets, and the firmaments were created? With WORDS, that's how!
Words are the easiest way to get to me, whether positively or negatively, especially negatively. I'm very sensitive to them, very. I don't usually forget.
I am not a confrontational person so when I'm angry I keep quiet, but you know people like us tend to over-speak when we do speak. So recently, I learned not to always say everything on my mind, especially when I'm angry. I have also taught my sisters this.
There's this lady in one of the groups I belong to and somehow, she wasn't one of my favorite people in the world. All of a sudden, she started to form familiarity, making crude jokes at my expense, making jest of my personal issues (I'm a very private person) on the WhatsApp groups we belonged to (we belonged to 2 at the time, still do). She thought she was being funny, but I was having none of it, I just would ignore her; but one day, I got really mad and typed a message, something nasty, as I was about to hit the send button, I borrowed myself brain and put myself in her shoes... and edited the message, I ended up sending something as 'mild' as 'Stop picking on me bro, back off!'. She replied immediately with an apology, she obviously didn't mean any harm. I saw her the next day and let's just say I was happy I didn't send the other message.
Especially when you are angry, DO NOT SAY EVERYTHING ON YOUR MIND!
Sometimes we say some things and in all sincerity, we don't intend to hurt the other person, it's possibly even just a joke, but it ends up hurting them. To avoid this, we need to pay more attention and think more before we speak to avoid such 'blips'.
And there are some people who glory in and brag about having bad mouths, you always have an answer for everything. Clap for ya sef, WELL DONE! As far as I know, no bank pays you for having a 'bad mouth', seriously, to what end tho? Grow up mehn! Anything you intentionally do or say to make someone else feel bad is inhumane (i.e you are the same as Boko Haram and ISIS, just saying).
People will insult you and you will be really hurt but remember what we were taught in primary school: 'silence is the best answer for a???? for a what????? fool Good!
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It's not every word that is said to you that you have to respond to.
Sometimes just chill, sometimes the person might even be making constructive criticism. Down let your blood be hot all the time, calm down fam!
This article is for me as much as it is for you, there's too much to be learnt about words. The Bible has a lot to say and teach about it... what do you think?
A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger
-Prov 15:1
Unity and faith, peace and progress
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