sth tO pOndeR..
wAs reAdin cL aNd cAme acrOss this aRticLe..
oNce a teAcheR pOsed tHe foLLowiN qUestiOn tO hiS cLass oF tEeNage stUdeNts, "whAt dO yOu thiNk iS tHe mOst pOweRfuL thiNg thAt PpL cAn pOsSeSs?"
sOme oF thE cOmmOn aNsweRs iNcLude "gUn oR bOmb", "mOney", "stAtUs oR pOsitioN", etc. thEn a sUrpRisiNgLy diFfeReNt aNsweR cAme frOm a sAd LoOkiN gaL whO sAid, "wOrds". eveRyOne wAs tAkeN abAck aNd sOme eVeN giGgLed at whAt thEy thOuGht wAs a siLLy aNsweR.
tHe teAcheR aSked, "wHy dO yOu sAy thiS?" heR repLy shOckeD eVeRyoNe, "wOrds cAn kiLL. mY eLdeR sisteR kiLLed hErSeLf bEcAuse oF whAt heR cLassmAtes sAiD tO heR. thEy cALLed heR fAt, uGLy, stUpiD aNd othER rEaLLi hUrtiN wOrds. shE gOt sO depReSseD tAt shE feLt shE cOuLdnt Live oN aNymOre...aNd..."
tHis tRaGic stOry shOws e iMmeNse pOweR oF wOrds..hOw oFteN hAf wE fOuNd ouRseLves dEepLy hURt bY thOuGhtLeSs aNd iNseNsitiVe rEmArks oF ppL aRd us?hOweVeR wOrds cAn aLso cOmfOrt and iNspiRe.. ouR spiRits aRe LifteD whEn we hEaR wOrds LiKe "i'M wiF yOu nO mAtteR whAt", "i beLieVe iN yOu", "i LoVe yOu" etc.. iNdeeD kiNd aNd eNcOuRagiN wOrds cAn sAve cOuntLess LiVes..we shLd tiNk tWicE b4 wE sPeak..
