And words are all I have..
To take your heart away... "
Ronan Keating couldn't have crooned to better lyrics for his Irish band- "Boyzone". Words do, after all matter a lot. It may sound like something out of a self-help management book or something good old moms keep telling their kids all the time about. But, it takes that one moment in time, when the right words come through for you at just the right time and you realize what it is all about...
Words of encouragement...
It is when you are at your lowest nadir of disappointment ever... Or when you are trying to do something you have never done before and trying your best to do it right.... one wrong word can send you crashing down in a moment and one right word can build you up in no time. It is like this little boy, I know about. A bright kid, he is, and very young. In school, his teachers feel he has potential. Say that he is great and can be even better with a wee bit of tutoring and help. But, at home, his elder brother always plays him low... "You got 7.5? That's nice... I think I got a 9, when I took that paper..." or " This is not good enough, little bro... You have got to give it a 100% and be better. Look at me, look at dad... you gotta live up to what we have built."
Crash....
Little bro fails the next paper.
Immediate Cause- He was trying too hard.
Basic Reason- The wrong words from the right person on a potentially right occasion.
Everybody wants to feel special ( And there are No, I repeat, No exceptions to it.. ). And in His world and in His image, everyone does have a spark that sets them apart from everybody else. The point is- Do they know, they are special? Do they know that they are loved, no matter what? Actions may speak louder than words. But, in the longer run, it is words that leave a greater impact. It is like this teacher-1 who just teaches in school fabulously, corrects test papers commendably, leaves comments and points on scope for improvisation here and there, all over the workbook.... And another teacher-2 who may not be very good at their subject or at teaching it, but takes time, sits with you and looks you in the eye and says- "I believe in you. Do you believe in yourself?"
Believe me, your chances of passing are better with teacher-2!
So, say something to people who matter to you... all the time.
'Cos nothing is more powerful than a word...
it can built.. it can break..
it can swallow...it can shake...
it may become your doom...
or your reason to push on...
speak those words out loud now...
go on... :)
SPEAK NOW !!!!
Right word at right time is effective but the silence is also golden at times when words hold no meaning.
ReplyDeletebtw tone of the word is more important than the word , it can change the meaning of that word....
to bolo aum shanti aum :)