Do Words Hurt?

This is one of the most powerful picture that I have seen. We may not realize how much words hurt others, especially young ones. I see words are like little weapons. We cannot see them, but they do hurt just as bad as a knife would. You might remember for a day that some one told you, you are pretty. But if some one told you that you are ugly, you would remember it for a life time. This is something that is shallow, the outer appearance. However, think about the stuff that we say about a person's thoughts, abilities, and strength. These things would deeply change the way they think about themselves.

Imagine someone telling you that you are weak, and cannot make decisions for yourself. With time, and repetition you would believe that what they are saying is true, and you become this "weak" person they are speaking of. On the other side, think about when someone tells you that you are strong and can do it. At first you might doubt it, but with repetition and slowly believing in your self, you will come to believe in yourself, and really believe that you are strong and can do it.

We find that words that have a negative tone, tend to affect us more than words that have a positive tone. This can be seen in the example above, of beauty and ugliness. In short, I think that when we want to speak, we should think and weigh our thoughts and words, and to see the affect that they might have on the person that we are speaking to. And remember words do hurt, just like any weapon.