Communication

Words can be misleading because they are only an interpretation of the truth. The truth being what our experience and our feelings tell us is true. Think about it a moment.

We use words to explain a feeling we might have with another. However because everyone may experience the same event or situation differently, our words may not and usually do not describe the exact feeling in the way we felt it. So we exaggerate – immensely I might add. But have you noticed that the closer you are to someone, in a loving way, the lesser are the amount of words needed to communicate your truth. In fact words are seldom ever needed are they, and we certainly don’t have to yell or exaggerate to get our point across. That is because we have a captive audience and that audience wants to know the truth to which you speak or at least, communicate with it.

It’s for these know reasons that our own experience has taught us, our own words are not very reliable. They have been in fact, violated horrendously over time. I have been referring to the spoken word here, while the written word has quiet a bit more ‘believability’ to its nature. This is because in part, because it can be in tangible form. The written word can be printed out and kept as a reminder, a truth, a declaration of ones love or a guarantee that the toaster will last more than a week. It is because of its materialistic nature and substance that it is believed more believable, and yet there is no real truth here either. The fine print is a testimony for that alone. With the written word, much time can be spent on the exact arrangement and composition of sentence structure in which one may be persuaded to agreement or to whatever end.

But, it is because of the belief that the written word has more punch to it, that makes the popularity of ‘text messaging’ so popular with the youth of today. Being in text form, it simply says to them; these words mean what I am saying and therefore you should believe them. In truth, they (the youth of today) are actually learning their own truth by experiencing the difference and learning from that experience.

Words are in short, not worth the paper they are written on. The only real truth is what is true for you as your experience and your emotions tell you is truth. The best any word or combination of words can do is to try to interpret those feelings so as to communicate them to another, as to how that messenger had intended them. Sadly this is seldom ever achieved with perfect accuracy. Its not that people consciously intend to lie to another, but it’s the lack of communication skills involved in transferring the information, which causes the result of ‘being lied to’. Words, or at least the blind faith in word, can be therefore, as dangerous as it can be misleading. Let your heart tell you what is truth – for you as your experience tells you so.


A wish for all - be the Light
Sincerely
RG Whyte

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