Words carry an enormous burden of potraying and depicting circumstances, conveying messages and outlining and prescriptions and descriptions. They state clearly matters in black and white leaving little room for misinterpretation or misunderstanding. Yet, even with the minute possibility of such an occurence actually happening, I suppose sins finds its way. The possibility of error and mistake comes across as drawing a margin and perhaps even preparing us to accept the worse but to me it just leaves a gaping hole in our confidence in outruling wrong once and for all.
In allowing even the slightest possibility of err to exist, we subconsciously permit our mind to accept in a certain way. I’m not saying that perfection is a tractable and even possible feature in every circumstance but I suppose it isn’t wrong to assume so, is it? Now I do sound a tad delusional don’t I? Take a way the tad, and I’d have hit the nail right on the head. It’s ludicrous to even insinuate that perfection could possibly exist in such a time and era when human need and well, greed is insatiable. Since when have we ever been satisfied by anything? Of course this drive of ours has been a motivation to many to achieve all goals and dreams that life had once deemed impossible. I mean, without the desire for want of improvement, we would not have realized our dreams of wanting to send a man to the moon or in fact, to spell things out, we can’t possibly be standing where we are today(besides the fact that most of us would have perished to ailments, diseases and procuring illnesses) as without the basic necessity that progress has bestowed upon us, we would have been wiped out.
But then again, when this desire manifests itself into a force that is so persistent and omnipotent, we find that it transforms itself from a positive criteria into one of the Deadly Sins (as I like to call it) lust, greed and the everlasting need of insatiable satisfaction. Said in this manner it almost seems like the Devil himself had churned this feature within us, but the truth is quite the contrary. This character within all of us is innate and it develops over time and nurture. The drive to achieve paragon has driven many realists over the edge and laboring idealists all over the world.
Seen in this perspective this idiosyncratic seems quite scary, doesn’t it? It is pretty ironic as we live by its very principle everyday of our lives. Parents expect the best out of their children in terms of fillial duty, academic and curricular performance and children expect the best in terms of material wealth and monetary needs that parents so dutifully abide by. Sometimes, I sit and ponder at how much appraisal I had inherited. It almost pales in comparison to the number of times that an insult or rather a harsh word had been thrown in my directions clearly indicating my downfalls and faults. At times, others tend to misinterpret youngsters deeming them hard headed and stubborn making them seem almost inept at understanding emotions and accepting advice. Thus, parents make the worst mistake of berating bitterly and cacophonously thinking that if they can’t get through to their children mildly they might as well go all the way and punish them with words.
"Sticks and stones can break your bones but words can never kill". This is saying is the most foolish of its kind in my opinion. Sticks and stones may break bones that may one day heal but the detriment caused by and irretractable word thrown to one with a fragile nature in irreversible. Pain and anguish to the heart has a far more pyschologically pernicious nature than all that physical abuse may render. Words have a way of penetrating an individual’s soul and embedding itself deep within the corners of their hearts while slowly allowing its presence to eat away at the person’s sanity moment by moment. These words of resentment will ring in the recepients ears in eternity, corroding the person’s confidence and tainting the view of themselves eventually killing all hope of healing within their hearts and soul.
Words thrown to someone can never be retracted and the damage done is ameliorated in any way. So, display anger in ways that allows you to channel them positively and show your dissatisfaction in many manners but never articulate anger at another being as the pain they endure in result is unbearable. No one is perfect and this is something that not only parents, but every other entity needs to come to terms with, so instead of throwing a cynical comment about how bad your child’s grades are, tell him that if he needs help you’re always there. Don’t hurt your child with words if he has erred but console him with advice and comfort. Enforce regulations with a stern and firm resolution but never abuse him with words of his imperfections. Sticks and stones can trickle blood but words can trickle streams of tears and unending agony to the soul. This is the power of words, its majestic paramountcy and supremacy. If this efficacy is wielded wrongly the consequences can be more than lethal to emotion and mentality.
In allowing even the slightest possibility of err to exist, we subconsciously permit our mind to accept in a certain way. I’m not saying that perfection is a tractable and even possible feature in every circumstance but I suppose it isn’t wrong to assume so, is it? Now I do sound a tad delusional don’t I? Take a way the tad, and I’d have hit the nail right on the head. It’s ludicrous to even insinuate that perfection could possibly exist in such a time and era when human need and well, greed is insatiable. Since when have we ever been satisfied by anything? Of course this drive of ours has been a motivation to many to achieve all goals and dreams that life had once deemed impossible. I mean, without the desire for want of improvement, we would not have realized our dreams of wanting to send a man to the moon or in fact, to spell things out, we can’t possibly be standing where we are today(besides the fact that most of us would have perished to ailments, diseases and procuring illnesses) as without the basic necessity that progress has bestowed upon us, we would have been wiped out.
But then again, when this desire manifests itself into a force that is so persistent and omnipotent, we find that it transforms itself from a positive criteria into one of the Deadly Sins (as I like to call it) lust, greed and the everlasting need of insatiable satisfaction. Said in this manner it almost seems like the Devil himself had churned this feature within us, but the truth is quite the contrary. This character within all of us is innate and it develops over time and nurture. The drive to achieve paragon has driven many realists over the edge and laboring idealists all over the world.
Seen in this perspective this idiosyncratic seems quite scary, doesn’t it? It is pretty ironic as we live by its very principle everyday of our lives. Parents expect the best out of their children in terms of fillial duty, academic and curricular performance and children expect the best in terms of material wealth and monetary needs that parents so dutifully abide by. Sometimes, I sit and ponder at how much appraisal I had inherited. It almost pales in comparison to the number of times that an insult or rather a harsh word had been thrown in my directions clearly indicating my downfalls and faults. At times, others tend to misinterpret youngsters deeming them hard headed and stubborn making them seem almost inept at understanding emotions and accepting advice. Thus, parents make the worst mistake of berating bitterly and cacophonously thinking that if they can’t get through to their children mildly they might as well go all the way and punish them with words.
"Sticks and stones can break your bones but words can never kill". This is saying is the most foolish of its kind in my opinion. Sticks and stones may break bones that may one day heal but the detriment caused by and irretractable word thrown to one with a fragile nature in irreversible. Pain and anguish to the heart has a far more pyschologically pernicious nature than all that physical abuse may render. Words have a way of penetrating an individual’s soul and embedding itself deep within the corners of their hearts while slowly allowing its presence to eat away at the person’s sanity moment by moment. These words of resentment will ring in the recepients ears in eternity, corroding the person’s confidence and tainting the view of themselves eventually killing all hope of healing within their hearts and soul.
Words thrown to someone can never be retracted and the damage done is ameliorated in any way. So, display anger in ways that allows you to channel them positively and show your dissatisfaction in many manners but never articulate anger at another being as the pain they endure in result is unbearable. No one is perfect and this is something that not only parents, but every other entity needs to come to terms with, so instead of throwing a cynical comment about how bad your child’s grades are, tell him that if he needs help you’re always there. Don’t hurt your child with words if he has erred but console him with advice and comfort. Enforce regulations with a stern and firm resolution but never abuse him with words of his imperfections. Sticks and stones can trickle blood but words can trickle streams of tears and unending agony to the soul. This is the power of words, its majestic paramountcy and supremacy. If this efficacy is wielded wrongly the consequences can be more than lethal to emotion and mentality.
