Not sure where to post this! The meaning and importance of words.

[GenSec]

Hi,

I have come recently to more fully appreciate something.

The importance and different interpretations of certain words.

For me, words are serious. Words such as love. Appreciate. Sexy. Hate. Kill. Murder. They should convey something genuine, something deep and something genuine. Otherwise, such words should not be uttered.
Words have always been important to me. I am the kind of person who tends in a room to sit quietly, not mainly because i am shy but because words are important and therefore they should be considered and given thought before spoken, and only spoken when appropriate.

The problem today is that words and their use - like everything else - has become very casualised. We throw around deep and meaningful words every day - well many of us do, anyway. We say we "love" our mobile phone. We find the latest sports car "sexy". We "hate" our brother or sister. Or we say we love someone "for a laugh" because its fun at the time and can be bandied about. The thing is most people simply do not see the importance of words anymore. And this can have big implications in a conversation between someone who appreciates the full meaning and power of words, and someone who doesn't. they can be having very different conversations with each other even though they may be looking, talking and even sitting next to each other. It is important, therefore, that words and their meaning have a common understanding, a common value to all. But in the real world of course, this does not exist.

It begs the question.... have we debased, or even cheapened, emotions, feelings, and inner thought with our casualisation of words?

Myself, most people who meet me see me as quite dry. Thats because i cannot use words on someone just to make them feel better, or lighten the situation and "have fun". I can only use deep meaning words when a deep meaningful situation arises. In the past, i assumed i was too sensitive and needed to learn to lighten up like everyone else around me....

... but now, i realise.... i value how i am, i am me, and i am glad i was taught and raised to appreciate words for their true meaning.... and i won't be seeking to change my understanding of such things anymore. I am not a casual person with words, nor do i wish ever to be so.

Thanks and all the best!

[Grandma]

Hi Red -

Thank you for this post.  I agree with what you say.

However, the world is the way it is and it is not going to change for you and me, so what I do, and I know that you do the same, is evaluate carefully what I hear rather than take everything at face, or should I say at ear, value.

We may or may not choose to communicate with people who use words differently than we do, and we would be very isolated indeed if we dropped all of these people, but at least we will have a better understanding of the communication.

Love, Grandma