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The Power of Words: “Spoken vs. Written”
Do words become more “real” when we say them aloud, as opposed to when we only write them down?
I have been thinking about this question a bit lately. In particular, today’s date – May 20th – happens to be the anniversary of my Commissioning as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve. I stood on the parade ground on a bright, sunny day and said these words:
