Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Words
Words. I am of the opinion, and come from a world and an educational background where each and every one has a purpose, a meaning and an intended consequence. There are no mistakes when is comes to them. People say and write what they mean, whether thought out or off the cuff. Some are of the belief that statements made during moments of inebriation paint the truest picture of ones person. I both agree and disagree; for all words, regardless of when they are spoken or written, whether crafted in moments of comedy, sadness, anger, happiness or exhaustion, carry a meaning and are intended for a specific purpose. Human being are crafted in such a way, and with the cognizant ability, to make every comment pointed and meaningful. This, as I believe, is what separates us from other life forms. We know, and have felt the affects, of a timely placed criticism/comment. Too often people hide behind the “unintended” affect of said words, knowing all too well what result will grip the listening/reading party. To hide behind ignorance is cowardice. Maybe I am wrong, I hope I am; that I hold people to an unattainable standard. If so, there are past friendships I need to repair. If you have an opinion, please let me know because I am struggling with this.
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2 comments:
i try to hold myself responsible for every word i utter or write. i claim my words, too. those who write annon comments annoy me--it says they are not proud enough of what they've said to put their name to those words.
i do not buy into the "i was drunk/loaded, so, that doesn't count".. i think that is simply an excuse...
so, there are my words about your words.
I agree...ignorance is never an excuse...However, I do think there are times when we miscalculate the reaction our words might receive or misread our own words...partly because we aren't hearing them with the ears of the listener and everything they bring to the exchange. In those instances all we can do is acknowledge the emotions our words have caused, recognize that we have hurt someone, albeit unintentionally, and try and make amends.
The thing is that words are only a piece of a puzzle of communication, there is also tone, body language, context...the list goes on...so it's not enough to say to someone "that's not what I said" because the words you used are only half of what you conveyed.
that's my opinion....
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