Tuesday, May 17, 2016

If words are arms, actions are mercenaries

"Action speaks louder than word"-we have heard about this phrase as a positive connotation throughout but if were to consider it carefully, the phrase does indeed have a negative side to it - 'Action indeed is much louder than mere words.' which means a negative action surpasses negative words by margins. Words are powerful but actions are divine.If words were to be a notion , then action definitely is an act. And by all means an act is what makes a notion executable, thereof the notion then becomes powerful in the first place.Well, my intention is not to fuzz you up by talking in circles about a notion or an act but to set a backdrop of what I am going to be talking about next.Here I go ! I am advocating for countless acts that have led a notion to be as debilitating as it can be.For fathers who beat their wives infront of their children, for women who let their boy friends abuse their children, for thugs who rape an innocent girl walking down the street, for couples that stomp all over each other's pride- let it be known that your action is directly proportionate to countless reactions. You did it! You have done more damage than you intended to do . You have successfully walked all over someone's pride, you have stripped them off their identities and happinesses, you have shaken them from their core, you have shamed them, you have isolated them and moreover you have scarred them for rest of their lives. If it was just a notion that is yet to be enacted, would it then be that? there would be a father who is angry but far from raising a hand , a woman who knows of her boy friends intention to protect her toddler son early on, thugs who are aware of repercussion of raping an innocent soul, couples who believe in talking it out rather than having the situation blow out of proportion . To distinguish the two, 'What if' represents notion but 'this is it' represents an act.When you use words, you have a room to ponder before speaking , think before acting , and there definitely is a legroom before things stretches too far out. But once its done, the damage cant be undone.Like arms and ammunition, that is lying out there and though is perilous doesn't impose any threat until it finds a mercenary to carry out the act, such is the correspondence between words an actions. Therefore, choosing your words wisely is essential but ruminating about your action is much more important- For you could scrutinize your yet to be spoken words or action but the aftermath of a completed action is unfathomable.So, please choose your words wisely but choose your action conscientiously. ~Dedicated to everyone who has been belittled one way or the other !