It is so easy to underestimate the power of the words we use. Every day we talk to each other, we write emails, facebook statuses, tweets, texts, captions on photos, instant messages, maybe even an actual letter from time to time, and so much of what we have to share can be so easily shared again with other people these days that it is almost impossible to fully understand the reach of our most seemingly meaningless thoughts and comments.
Words can cause distress or hurt to someone, somewhere, without that ever having been the original intention; words can be misunderstood or misconstrued, thanks to the complexity of our beautiful language, and can be interpreted in a way entirely different from the one which was meant. Words can give false hope or expectation to someone by their inferring meaning where meaning was not intended; words can lie and cheat and let you down.
Words are beautiful but treacherous, and should be treated with extreme caution and utmost respect.
K x
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