If I could write words
Like leaves on an autumn forest floor,
What a bonfire my letters would make.
If I could speak words of water,
You would drown when I said
"I love you."
Like leaves on an autumn forest floor,
What a bonfire my letters would make.
If I could speak words of water,
You would drown when I said
"I love you."
Words, the tiny conglomeration of letters that according to people over centuries, convey a persons deepest seeded feelings and insecurities. Words are supposed to break any seemingly insurmountable ice between people. Words, that can blow a heart away, words that can make the same heart crumble into a million pieces, words… I never got the hang of this. It seems when god was handing out the power of thoughtful proactive speech, i got busy checking out the newest Aerosmith album!
The fact is something that got to me recently. A certain chain of events that seem to provoke more thought than action. The flow, the outline, the outcome(s), the cue, the repercussions are all chalked out in the brains conduit. We are taught in early classes of biology that the brain pre-empts any action executed by the human body. But apparently my head seems to flout these laws indiscriminately, for when the time comes to DO, the nervous system of my body seems to cut off at the point of action. This can result in pretty ugly scenarios that leave you much to be desired from yourself for days to come.
If the brain has it all planned, what is it that keeps the actions from streaming out!? The human body is a slave to the human mind, then why does this defiance exist in the rare cases!? This thought made me more than just sit up and rack a few grey cells. I came across two contradicting schools of thought on the issue. Both classics, both legendary in their own way, the first being Depeche Mode singing “…Words are very… unnecessary, they can only do harm!”. I picked this line from their single Enjoy The Silence from the 2006 album of the same name. A contrasting idea come off in the 1968 single by the Bee Gees going as “Its Only words, and words are all i have, to take your heart away…”. Clearly this issue is screwed up hands down!
In my opinion thoughts are a form of preparation, and spoken words are like the final examination, you either can get through with awesome results , or you can crash burn and die!! But you don’t have to always verbally support any feeling. Actions speak louder than words, so if you feel it, you will show it. Words can be very deceptive, but a person’s attitude, character, and eyes hold the key to the true meaning of the spoken words.
After all words can be manipulated, but expressions are genuine. Actions are genuine. “Handsome is as handsome does!”, very rightly put across by our “elders”. How a person responds to certain changes in his surroundings, how he adapts. All this can speak volumes on his character. This is not a by=word-of-mouth thing, its something you can see everyday, the bunch sitting on the side of the street hooting every passing girl, and passing snide remarks, now those are a character rich bunch, though they hit jackpot with the wrong traits!
Getting back to the point, words meant to convey the deepest seeded sentiments are not everyone’s cup of latte with chocolate fantasy (We are the CCD generation!! \m/). So i urge you, if you are one who is easily carried away by the smooth talker, try looking through that barrage for once. *Poof*, shall go the sweet sensitive caring coating that was made apparent earlier, and emerge, shall the true self lurking behind that facade.
I confess i am no good at talking the talk. Neither am i going to eulogise my actions (they need no praise :P ). What i am going to do is sign off with a brain-fart, and leave YOU to decide how this ends…
Kahat vareva sant:
“It is not easy to put down in words,
my feelings, the notion itself, absurd.
If you really want a piece of me,
Through my actions, its ME you’ll see…”
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ReplyDeleteoooo... impressive!!
ReplyDeleteyep... and just to give you another viewpoint, you've taken up 2 important issues in psychology *the nerd speaks* that talks about the continuous battle between 'Language and thought' and expression of 'Emotions'. and yes, there's a clear link between the way we feel and physiological changes experienced by our body. and so the brain does not ALWAYS have everything planned! Both are complementary! there have been numerous theories that present contradictory viewpoint about origin of thought and emotions. to put it in simple 'language' :O questions like
do we think before we emote?
do we think before combining our physiological changes with emotions eg.shedding tears
or is it the physiological responses that make us feel a particular emotion? eg.we shed tears therefore we feel sad?
do we actually say what we think?
do we think what we say?
could we possibly think if there was no language?
etc etc etc
phew!
read 'em up if you wish to explore... inorder to TRULY believe in a particular school of thought... of whether it is vareva sant or any other!
*wink*
*pats on back again* =P
To answer a few questions posted by Bani:
ReplyDeleteis it the physiological responses that make us feel a particular emotion? I think it's more the other way round. Your emotions trigger your physiological response. Your attraction towards someone triggers the action of you kissing them... Your sadness triggers the physiological response of shedding tears. I doubt we ever feel sad because we are crying. We are crying because we feel sad...
do we actually say what we think?
do we think what we say? My answer to both of them is No. That again is a limitation of words rightly pointed out by the author of the post. Sometimes, giving something the language of words is not the best way to express it. We always DO what we think, not necessarily SAY what we do.
could we possibly think if there was no language? Yes, we do think without a language very often. What we sometimes imagine in the form of dreams or "visions" are nothing but thoughts manifested through visuals, not worded language. If that's what you are talking about.
As for the post, I love the two quotes in the beginning and the end. They kinda summarize the whole point beautifully! :) Kudos again! :)
do we actually say what we think? -> Not Always..
ReplyDeletedo we think what we say? -> Not Always..
could we possibly think if there was no language? -> Yes..WHY NOT!?
I guess i reflect the thoughts put forth by aks. They summaries my perspective..
P.S. Thank you both :D
well.. those were just the questions posed by various psychologists that i posted.. good that it made you scratch yr head! thanks for sharing yr perspectives! =)
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