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Quotes of the Day: Sweet Words of Wisdom
“Bend your ear and hear the words of the wise and apply your heart to knowledge. Because they are sweet, keep them in your gut, and they will form together on your lips.” — Proverbs 22: 17-18
“Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.” — Andy Rooney
Food for thought. We can’t take back what we say, and that goes double for things said in public. Too bad our politicians and pundits are not better at taking this to heart. Too bad celebrities often don’t mind this, nor we ourselves either.
Had to write off yet another person from Facebook this week due to their unhinged vitriol, and this was someone I knew since first grade. All they have left today it seems is foul words for everyone who does not adhere to their politics. Strange that a powerful tool of communication and connection should, in reality, sunder us from each other, but if you are bending your ear only to the false wisdom and anger, then I suppose that’s all you are going to utter too.
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It is sad. You’re right. People can’t take words back.
I’ve heard this said about words spoken either to an individual, or to the public:
Treat the words you use like the glass in a window. Once you say them out loud, the glass is broken and can’t be put back together again.
Okay, this isn’t exactly the way it was put, but it’s the best I can remember.
We never know how our words will impact each other. We at the very least, especially in tense, emotional or controversial situations, be mindful of what we’re communicating, through our tone and our words. Thanks for the reminder, @skipsul.
@skipsul
This is absolute truth. We don’t always use common sense before we open our mouths. Sadly, a lot of people just want to hear what their itching ears desire, rather than facts, and that causes division. We used to do our communicating face to face or with a phone call, and it was easier to control our words. Now, with FB, Twitter and the like, people say many things they would not say in person.
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