When people vehemently disagree with one another, it can be argued that it is better to attack someone physically rather than assault them with sharp words.
Physical injuries will usually heal. But this is not the case when there is deep emotional injury. It can last a lifetime, as there might not be any medication which can eliminate that pain.
Your spirituality comes from exuding the goodness in your heart. It also comes from tempering the sharpness in your tongue.
Be careful of the words you say,
Keep them short and sweet.
You never know, from day to day,
Which ones you’ll have to eat.—Anonymous
This was one of the great little pieces of prose, poetry and quotations my paternal grandfather, Dutch, shared with us as children to send larger messages. Thus, fifty plus years later, I have them engraved on my heart, and continue to share them with my students in Language Arts and Literacy classes (especially with this big societal recognition of “bullying”).
Words can “cut like a knife.” Emotional wounds can be overwhelmingly injurious. A therapist explained to me once, that when we allow our emotions to play-out past injury, our minds actually believe the event to be taking place in that moment….all over again. It is so important to work thru those feelings and learn to “let-go” of past hurts.
Hmmm…being wise enough to walk away from that kind of treatment, to not be the person causing hurt, and having the strength within ourselves to “let-go.” Tall order.
Wonderful “therapeutic” Smile, Raz.
So glad you’ve worked out the kink in commenting to your Smiles!