Words Are Powerful

Compliments and hearing good things, boost someone’s ego and morale. No one has that much patience to tolerate criticism over and over again. When someone casually tosses cruel or carelessslurs, the effects of negative words on the person receiving that behaviour, often aren't taken into consideration by the one doing the insult.

Words are very powerful weapon, so should be used very carefully.They can bring people closer or they can distance them. They can hurt or they can heal. Hurtful words by any person, whether it be family, friends or stranger, can leave a long-lasting impact on the life of another person.

Words have a tremendous impact on people. The scars they leave behind cannot be erased for lifetime. People say their hearts have been wounded, it is the effect of words. Negative words can have a long-lasting effect on the recipient.

Children brought up in a house where they face sharp criticism and cruel taunts know that words can hurt even more than body blows. Those young minds bear pain from those who should love them and cherish them. The harsh words always haunt the mind and soul of the recipient.

Children who face harsh criticism, taunts, and mocking frequently internalize their sentiments behind the words. They feel that they aren't worth very much of anything. They repeatedly keep thinking that, "I'm stupid, I'm an idiot, I'll never learn," and the end result is that the only thing they do learn is never to trust themselves. Children start believing that they are worthless and all what is said by everyone to them is true.

People should respect opinions and feelings of others instead of criticising it. Friends sometimes keep pulling leg of another friend for fun but it can have a tremendous impact on his life, he might not be able to forget it and start thinking that he is worthless and cannot do anything. The impact of hurtful words can sometimes be very drastic, the victim can get into more harmful things. Think before you criticize, it can change a life forever, and not for the good.

“Dogs bite sometimes, people bite at all times, with their hurtful words”
―Mehmet Murat