The power of words

[Dannyalcatraz]

There is an old saying that has many forms in many cultures. Here in the USA, it is usually heard in its Christian formulation (from Proverbs 18:21):

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof."

Also translated as:

"What you say can preserve life or destroy it; so you must accept the consequences of your words."

Well, some Chinese researchers did something very clever with it:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/...apons-china-ogilvy_n_5844008.html?cps=gravity

 

[Umbran]

Emotional abuse can have terrible impact. For example: what we think of as "mere words" can produce effects in children that we normally think of only applying to soldiers in battle - PTSD.

Words mean things. Words have power. We must be careful to not misuse that power.