I Am Just Saying
One of my biggest pet peeves is when people act like words do not have potential to do harm.
Words are so extraordinarily powerful. They have meaning. They have purpose. They are how we can tell someone in depth how much their love leaves butterflies in our stomach and how we love the way their back curves under moonlight.
While actions are equally (if not more) important, words amplify. They amplify love. The amplify hate. Rage. Happiness. Ecstasy. Passion. They teach. They share. They relate. Words give us stories. They express emotion. They extend our mind into the tangible realm. They give us relationships. Knowledge.
To a vulnerable psyche (and, reminder, everyone is vastly different. Our lives and our genes both shape ones mentality and mental health and where we are on our journey), they can absolutely hurt. Not everyone will grow up extroverted, on the defense, able to express their hurt, or stand up for themselves. It is incredibly hard when one has grown up alone or without or depressed or anxious or anti social or different or abused or berated.
Basically, the people who say words don't hurt, clearly do not care to be conscious, aware, have empathy, or sympathy for the impact of words. They don't truly understand the vast weight words hold. The fact words have helped shape life, this world, inventions, stories, books, politics, sciences, knowledge.
Words are so extraordinarily powerful. They have meaning. They have purpose. They are how we can tell someone in depth how much their love leaves butterflies in our stomach and how we love the way their back curves under moonlight.
While actions are equally (if not more) important, words amplify. They amplify love. The amplify hate. Rage. Happiness. Ecstasy. Passion. They teach. They share. They relate. Words give us stories. They express emotion. They extend our mind into the tangible realm. They give us relationships. Knowledge.
To a vulnerable psyche (and, reminder, everyone is vastly different. Our lives and our genes both shape ones mentality and mental health and where we are on our journey), they can absolutely hurt. Not everyone will grow up extroverted, on the defense, able to express their hurt, or stand up for themselves. It is incredibly hard when one has grown up alone or without or depressed or anxious or anti social or different or abused or berated.
Basically, the people who say words don't hurt, clearly do not care to be conscious, aware, have empathy, or sympathy for the impact of words. They don't truly understand the vast weight words hold. The fact words have helped shape life, this world, inventions, stories, books, politics, sciences, knowledge.
