I have been thinking today alot about how people choose the words they use. Do most people really think about what they say before they say it? Is it possible to really be responsible with our words? When would we learn that what we say can, and often does hurt other people, and what are we supposed to do about that?
I found myself on the listening end of a very angry person today. As I listened to the anger turn toward me, I began to let it become personal. I found myself beginning to get angry. No, that’s not really true, I was angry. I was angry that this person felt the need to hurt me because they had been hurt. I find myself writing about this again, because we don’t seem to get it. I read articles in the paper, I listen to new reports, I talk to lots of people every day, and I continue to hear people who give voice to revenge. “I don’t care what I say, they hurt me.” or “Well, if they would think about what they say, then so would I”.
Now, I don’t want to sound elementary here, but what age of people have you heard these comments from in the past? Those really don’t sound like “Adult” comments. Yet, they are. I guess my concern is, when do we grow up? When do we stop the insanity and act and react like thinking adults? I really believe that once we understand that overwhelming, all inclusive love of God, that we are mandated to act differently. May it be so.
I found myself on the listening end of a very angry person today. As I listened to the anger turn toward me, I began to let it become personal. I found myself beginning to get angry. No, that’s not really true, I was angry. I was angry that this person felt the need to hurt me because they had been hurt. I find myself writing about this again, because we don’t seem to get it. I read articles in the paper, I listen to new reports, I talk to lots of people every day, and I continue to hear people who give voice to revenge. “I don’t care what I say, they hurt me.” or “Well, if they would think about what they say, then so would I”.
Now, I don’t want to sound elementary here, but what age of people have you heard these comments from in the past? Those really don’t sound like “Adult” comments. Yet, they are. I guess my concern is, when do we grow up? When do we stop the insanity and act and react like thinking adults? I really believe that once we understand that overwhelming, all inclusive love of God, that we are mandated to act differently. May it be so.
