The power of words

We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.

The last few days I've been finding several videos and material in one of my long forgotten Animes. The name is "Loveless" and I watched it about three years ago. I was at first attracted to it due to the fact that it dealt with Shounen-ai themes, but what drew me further into it was the power that "Words" had inside the world the story was placed in.

"the power of words in creating our reality, the meaning of memory, the strength of family, and the loss of innocence"

In the story words are used as weapons, the more beautifully composed your words were the more lethal, the shortest the more poisonous and the deeper and kind the most powerful.

And indeed one of the most appealing things about Loveless is the choice of words and the deep sentences that the characters use talk to each other, knowing that each one of those words carries a powerful meaning within, a meaning that could be misunderstood leading to sadness, conflict and even death.

Please, Please.
Don't cry like that.
I'm going to go mad.
I don't want to see you...
I need to see you again.
I'm sick from it.
Because as soon as we have to say goodbye...
I want to die.

And today I wondered, just how important are words in our day to day life?! Would they like in this manga poison us little by little, shatter us inside, touch us, make us cry, love and want?! And my answer was yes, people always say that actions matter more than words. But just how many time have you forgotten what something did but you've remember something they say.
The first spoken "I love you" is more often remembered than the hug that means the exact same thing.
Or if you were fighting with your best friend, what would hurt more, a slap in the check or the words "I hate you" from their mouth.
As much as people try to minimize the true power that words have in our systems, it's still there, every time we listen to a song, every time we read a book, recite a poem or simply hear someone say anything to us.

"Most words are easily forgotten but the ones that stay in our minds remain engraved in our heart forever"

Watch your words as much as you watch your actions. they could be both used as swords.

Peace.


Angel



PS: Here is an example of a Loveless fight ^^

Thanks for reading