Each and every one of us will speak a finite number of words in our lifetimes.
We will write a finite number of words.
We all die. And when we die we no longer speak, we no longer write. It's over. Those words could be totaled. It's a finite number.
What if all the words we ever spoke or wrote were sorted and piled up around us when our spirits left our bodies? How big a pile would the Dishonest Words be? How big a pile would the Swear Words be? What about Hurtful Words? What about the piles for Words of Kindness, Encouragement, Sympathy and Understanding?
If I take an inventory at this point in my life, I can tell you I haven't added to the Swear Words pile in a long time. I have my husband to thank for getting me out of that habit. Lately I've been adding heaps to the Kindness and Understanding piles. I'm not a 20-something any more and when I think back to the words I've caste around in my life, I'm ashamed to admit that the Love and Encouragement piles aren't as big as they should be. But I'm working on those and every day they grow to overshadow their more Hurtful Cousins.
In this day and age of anonymous internet, Dishonest Words can be flung around with glee and abandon behind fabricated identities, the owner never imagining that those Dishonest Words carry their DNA and maybe, just maybe, are being added to a pile with their name on it. I read an excellent article a while ago and the author referred to these people as Trolls, intent only on causing harm to others.
I consider myself incredibly fortunate. I haven't met any Trolls on the internet. I have wonderful and amazing customers who care deeply about their children. I love my business and I love helping others. Sure I've had someone here or there take advantage of me, but all of us can say that.
What matters is how we treat others. What we say, what we type, how we say it. Our words are numbered. I'm not going to throw any more of mine on the Hurtful pile.
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How true, the lack of civility abounds sometimes in cyberspace, on the air, and on the road. One can always tell that someone has a weak, or non existent set of facts to back up their position, when they take the roundhouse punch, by spewing profanity and invictives.
ReplyDeleteSo true. I wrote this post because I was upset by a news report I had heard concerning comments made by members of the Westboro Baptist church to a grieving family. It really was awful and difficult to listen to. It got me wishing "if only all their bad words could be waiting for them when they die". Now I guess I'm being the awful one!!! Elaine
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