Sticks and stones may break my bones but calling names can't hurt me ... whoever said this was oh so wrong!!!! Words can hurt, probably more than sticks and stones sometimes!!!! I am pretty sure that I would rather break my collar bone or foot again then have someone I care about deeply say something hurtful to me!!! When hurtful words are said it causes the worst and deepest kinds of wounds, the types that can't be made better with a batman plaster or stitches at the hospital, the kind that show no outward bruise or mark but that damage the heart so deeply you can often wonder if it will ever fully repair.
I have unfortunatly been on both sides of a word war, I have been the victim but I have also been the person saying hurtful words before too :( So why do we do it? My theory is that we sometimes become so wrapped up in our own inner hurt and anguish that we fail to see the hurt we are going to cause someone else simply by opening our mouths. Sometimes we feel let down or hurt by others and we want them to know how we feel , we want them to feel a little bit of how they have made us feel. Is this right? No it is not. As members of the church we are counseled againsed doing this. Hurting someone elses feelings does not make your own feel any better, calling someone else fat does not make you any thinner and calling someone else a poor friend does not make you a better one.
Often we fail to see the implications of our actions and indeed our words. We can become self absored and can fail to see the bigger picture. Thinking only of ourselves is damaging to the soul!!
The problem with words, just like a bag of feathers released into the air, once they are out there you can't get them back.
Maybe its time we all think a little more before we speak, I know that is something I will be doing :) Remember the greatest way to be a great friend is to show it because actions speak louder than words :)
smile jesus loves you :) :)
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