Power of Words

From Luis' Blog (http://blogluisblog.blogspot.com/)

Tuesday, April 04, 2006

I think language can definitely hurt us. But also, I think that one has the possibility to recuperate faster from words than from a physical wound. I’m my case, I think that’s what happens. Just as you have to learn how to take punches, or avoid them, you have to understand who is telling you what, and why.

Like in a fight, the tension rises and you can’t have the same control of what you say compared to a relaxed situation. So you might not mean what you say. Or for instance, it wouldn’t matter to me if an unknown person approached me and said something ‘bad’ to me, but if a member of my family would make the same comment I would place more value on that comment and consider it and probably get upset. So it also depends who is making the comment.

Words can be just words, but once we put some significance to them, and once we analyze if a comment is realistic, words can become daggers that can hurt you for a while.