Words are everywhere; we read them, we hear them, and we speak them. It’s amazing to think what powerful things words are. We can build another person up; we can encourage them, comfort them, and even inspire. But we can also tear someone down, use our words to defeat them, hurt them, and reject them. I’ve noticed lately just how a kind word changes everything. A person can be upset, even angry and if he feels he is listened to, if he feels understood, then his anger will lessen. The problem may not have gone away but someone took the time to listen and someone remembered to think before saying one single word.
I don’t always think before I speak. Sometimes I speak out of anger. I don’t care if my words hurt someone else. I’ve been hurt, so I want to hurt back. I have seen the positive effects of kind words that were spoken to me. I’ve also been devastated by the angry hurtful words of others. Words have to be used carefully. I want to use my words to help and not hurt, to encourage and not destroy. Like my grandmother used to say if I can’t think of anything nice to say, I think I’ll just say nothing at all.
So true. It seems people around here take the opposite view though, for the most part.
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