There is a
saying that “some things
are best left
unsaid “ or let
me rephrase it
an say that ,”some things should
not be said at all” .How
often we say
things that we
regret later , worse case –we
don’t even regret . There are
times we say “
I am
sorry , I din’t mean it or I din’t want it to come out like that “ But
the sad part is - it still did . Is
an apology enough to heal
a wounded heart or soul .When I say this
I don’t mean that
when we utter
something wrong we
shouldn’t apologize , off
course we should , a heartfelt apology surely
eases some pain…it acts
like a pain killer…what does
a pain killer do ????it
takes the pain
away?????no….it just numbs
our senses so
that we don’t
feel the pain..which
is very much there . In
the very same
way an apology makes
us feel better ..but the pain is still there .Our effort
should be that
as much as
we can we
should try not to hurt
anyone in the
first place , and
here I am not
talking of physical
injuries but the
wounds caused by
the words we
utter .
These words could
be a product
of anger , frustrations ,
misunderstanding , emotional turbulence ,
attitude , arrogance etc . At times
they stem out
of our perceived feelings
of superiority , at
times because of
the high of
our money , status or
role position .The source
may be different
but the end
result is always
the same –scaring a soul
. I say something ill to
someone - I hammer a
nail in a
wooden fence , later I realize I was
wrong , I apologize –I remove
the nail…But realize that
even though the
nail is removed
the fence would
never be the
same again …it is
scarred forever .
We often here
campaigns saying , “Raise your
voice against injustice “….but raising
a voice without
any reason can
be a cause
of injustice in
itself..why do we
need to scream
or shout or
yell at someone to
prove a point…do
we assume that
the person spoke
to is hard
of hearing or do we
assume that he/ she
has no heart
, mind or self
respect .? Screaming never adds
meaning to words ,
it just defeats
the purpose of
a conversation .What I
have said so
far is for
people who victimize others
with their harsh
words and rudeness …It
does not apply
to those who at
times have an
outburst which is
a result of
a lot of
repressed tears, anger ,feelings ….these are
the people who usually
don’t
say anything to anybody but
once in a while
when they are
pushed too much
against the wall and
they eventually break
their silence..giving voice
to their pent up emotions .It
is also not
for people whose
words have worth
and who raise
their voice for
the right against the
wrong .
There is a
fraction of a
second between the
occurrence of thought and
the utterance of
word..and how we use
that time is
what makes a
difference…people who are
wise and polite
mould their thought
in the right
way considering the
person in front , the
situation ,the time , the matter
and above all
the need to
be kind but those
who are far
from being soft spoken
just yap it out
in whatever way
they feel like
without even realizing that
words can never
be take back!
I am not
here to sermonize ,
nor am I asking
you to be
meek or stupid
nor am I saying
that even if you
see somebody trampling over Ur
self respect keep
quiet or be
kind to him/her but
all I am
saying is that
it is not
always good to
be liberal with
your words…make each
word worthy not
a wound!!!!!!!!!
As easy as it sounds, its not. Yes we might scar someone by speaking out of anger or frustration etc but emotions are spontaneous things Parzi. u cannot say to urself I m going to be extremely focused not to blow my fuse. It happens without u knowing or wanting to.
ReplyDeleteOnly things we can do is try not to. And heal the person we hurt inadvertently. coz no matter what, if the wound was not meant to be given willingly, it cannot stay forever. the person would know it n our love after can be like phoenix tears than regular painkillers.
That's my belief.
hieeeeee leo
Deletethank u soooooo much for being the first one to read yet again n for that insightful comment...i agree with u...its not in our hands always..but like i have mentioned the exceptions to my viewpoint n i just feel that if we start watching r words..lot of misunderstandings, pain n troubles can be saved:)
thanks a ton for sharing ur view point leo...i really appreciate n like it:)
Look before you leap and think before you talk!
ReplyDeleteA nice post. One must also watch out for swear words.
hieeeee...
Deletethanks a lot for reading n liking the post...n u r absolutely right..thanks for sharing ur opinion..:)
It's painful not to say sometimes. It's really unbearable sometimes that we finally just spit out..
ReplyDeletebut then i've made a mess of things a lot of tme so i'd rather shut up and think and then may be have a say..
difficult but
Well written article. Glad to read you after a long time. Thanks for this insightful article!
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