Language

Among all things our brain can do, language is among the most fabulous skills. We talk, we write, we listen, we read, we understand.

I write 'big stone' and you understand and most likely see in your imagination a big stone.

My friend talks about a mountain and I can see in my mind a picture of a wonderful mountain.

 

My cat, your friend's dog cannot do that.

The above examples are simply about names of objects, but we can also communicate about actions (verbs) and about feelings and abstract things. We use language to share all kinds of meaning with each other.

Also our own thinking process depends on language, if we want to search for meaning in something purely for ourselves.

How we use language has a major effect on our own success and being.

 

The words we use can help others, the words we use can hurt others

the words we use can make others angry or upset, 

or they can make them happy and give them peace of mind. 

 

Language is something to be really grateful for.

We can always choose our words, our intonation

We have the choice which words we think about. 

I have written quite some time ago a small prayer:

Words of truth
Let them fly and soar
Like a grand eagle in the winds
Gliding with wide open wings
For anyone to adore

Words of goodness
I hope, dream and desire
that they fly and penetrate
in our souls and minds infiltrate
and never tire to inspire

Words of beauty
Let them fly and resonate
With or without the rhyme,
delightful every place and time
From and for the soul they emanate

Words of truth, goodness and beauty
Let them forever fly through the skies
Let them be a pleasure for ears and eyes
for those who want to hear and see
Words of truth, goodness and beauty