Another post, as per request of my readers. What to say… What oh what to say. Ok, Words. Lets talk about words. Little things we say, we write, we hear, and yet they have overwhelming, awesome (in the true meaning of the word) power. A couple of words said by the right person can kill. The right (or wrong) words can destroy someone. Leave them desolate, despairing, alone, and in pain. Some words cut sharper than any blade….
Why though? Why do words, which are simply noises given meaning (and power) by a society (and an ever changing one at that,) have such raw, awe-inspiring power? You have to admit, its pretty good for distorted vibrating wind...
It reminds me of a quote i saw once (the quote of the day is here today... oh the horror....): Man is stark mad. He cannot make so much as a worm, and yet he will be making gods by the dozens. -Montaigne. I guess we can only give power to things, and not use it for ourselves....
Careful when you show mankind reality, the ego of the mass's can not take it. They want the truth, but can't handle the truth.
ReplyDeleteThe hard part is figuring out which is a lie and which is a truth because giving certain meanings they both can "cut like a knife"
The words only carry as much power as the meaning they hold when they're put together. Of course sometimes the meaning is intentionally woven into the words, and at other times, it emerges rather accidentally.
ReplyDeleteBut in the very end, the power of the meaning behind the words depends entirely on how much power the listener gives to them.
For example, take the words "I" "Hate" and "You" separately. Not much. Put them together. "I hate you." has some meaning. But if I said that to you, you wouldn't really call those powerful words, would you? But if the someone that you love said the exact same words to you, you'd most probably be devastated. So basically, the power isn't so much in the words as much as in the person who utters them, and their importance in your life. :)
What are your views on forgivness or "new beginnings"??
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