They say "Sticks and stones may break my
bones, but words can never hurt me." But that's false, because I think
words might be the most powerful weapon of all. Physical bruises heal and
eventually go away, but words are different. For every unkind word you've ever
said about someone, I can guarantee someone heard it, and they won't be quick
to forget about it.
People seem to forget that words have a lot more
of an impact than you seem to realize. One unkind word can ruin someone's day
or even make them choose to end their own lives. You can word something a
certain way and make everyone go against a person. Yeah, words are that
powerful.
As Demi Lovato says "People say sticks and stones may break
your bones, but names can never hurt you, but that's not true. Words can hurt.
They hurt me. Things were said to me that I still haven't forgotten."
Words don't always hurt, because with some people
it's easy to just let their criticism roll off your shoulders, but other times
it's not that simple. We've all been called a mean name at some point, or we've
all called someone else one. No one here is just the victim, because for every
unkind word you've received, you have thrown out just as many at
someone else. It doesn't matter what you've called them, because any degrading
or vulgar word are equally painful. There really isn't much difference between
being called an "idiot" and being called a "wh***" because
both of them are going to hurt.
Some words do hurt more to be called, but either
way it still hurts to be insulted. I've had my share of scars left from words,
but I know that I've also thrown out the same words at other people. You get
what you receive. The problem with insulting people besides the fact that
it's inhumane and wrong, is that it can change your perception on things.
If you tell someone enough times that they're ugly, stupid, or fat, eventually
they're going to believe it. I know that from personal experience.
What gives
you the right to make someone else hate themselves? "You made me
hate my own reflection, question every choice I make.. So I can try to be
perfect, but I won't try to be fake." That was a song by my favorite
band, Sleeping With Sirens.
That's why I always try to give people
compliments, because I think a comment can make or break someone else's day,
and change someone's perspective. If you tell someone they're beautiful, they
won't believe you. But if you tell them they're worthless, stupid, or ugly,
they're going to remember it for the rest of their lives. Words cannot be
unsaid, and they can't be forgotten. The point of this rant is please think
about what you're saying before you decide to say them. If you're one of those
people who think it's funny to hurt others, I hope you step on a Lego, and I
hope it haunts you forever that you're the reason for the scars on someone else's
skin.
Wow. And I mean that in a good way.
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