Have you
ever been put off by someone’s talking? Or not wanting to associate with
someone because of what they were likely to say? No one is a rock, yes, but is
there something else to words, that make them the weapons or tools that they
are today, depending on their use?
The word ‘word’
itself has so many definitions. But a general concurrence is that it can be
heard but can’t be seen, can be ‘felt’ but not touched. How does something of
such characteristics have the power it is said to hold? Or does it really?
Well, words
have been proven to have direct and indirect, short to long-term, psychological
and mental effects people and also other things. Most popular are
the plant experiments, where two or more plants were planted and separated. With
one spoken to with positive words and the other, negative. Over time, the one
spoken to positively, was found to have grown better than the other.
Neuroscientists
have proven that negative words induce release of hormones associated with
stress and anxiety. This should probably explain why we can come out of a
dialogue or argument with a headache. Positive words have also been proven to
affect our outlook and perception, then our reality.
‘As a man thinketh in his heart, so
is he’
Our thoughts
are translated to words, and our words when used with occasion, become our
language. Word choice has never been more important as our words undeniably
affect our results.
Aside from
how your words affect you personally, they can also be constructive or
destructive to others as well. From immediate physical signs to extremes of
mental and emotional trauma lasting years, such is the power of misused words.
The two
different pictures of the same tree at different times can well be an example
of the possible effects words will eventually lead to, when either positive or
negative. And as with almost every other thing, the ultimate reveal is made by
time.
Would you
want to try it out for yourself on the negative side? Is choice of words really
vital? Are words just words?
Do comment.
14 comments
Good work bro
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DeletePositive Words are vital in our everyday life. Positivity brings hope and life to our thoughts and feelings. This is nice stuff. Keep it up Bob... (Gold)
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Thank you very much... And Amen
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DeleteNice one....words in essence are rather underrated I propose, these words as intangible they to some extent actually personified our rational feelings as humans....and stock him em up with vitality..thatz how powerful words can be
ReplyDeleteWow... Thank you very much for sharing this
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