Yeah, well, a pen won't really help you if Zorro comes to get you. If you don't get this, please read the title of this post. If you still don't get it... I don't think I can help you.
Okay, so, despite the fact I've started out this blog-post with negative comments towards the time-old quote, "The pen is mightier than the sword", I actually really like it. (Well, if we get technical I don't really like it cause it's overused, but I still like the point it makes!) Words have so much power; they can change people, they can change meaning and warp opinions. It's truly fascinating if you over-think it like me....
This train of thought originated from my mind with a simple sentence: I have to go to school. Automatically, that sentence gives you a feel of begrudging obedience. I go to school, though I don't want to. Shortening it by saying, I'm going to school, can give you a feeling of indifference; I get to go to school makes you think the owner of the thought finds school a privilege. The sentences are so closely related, yet they can mean so many different things. (Don't even get me started on the incredible genius and differentiation of question marks, exclamation marks, and periods.)
Have you ever been moved by the lyrics of a song, or been to a touching church service, or comforted/encouraged by your friend? All that you might find there would be practically meaningless without words. Words. They can depress, burden, share, express, enlighten, encourage, strengthen, explain - they can do ANYTHING. All it takes is the right person to wield them.
Wow, what a stupid post.
ReplyDeleteJK, I was just wondering how you would react to THOSE words, though I think I know you well enough to guess.