The advancements in technology have brought with it an increase in the number of access to online platforms, with particular reference to social media platforms. People run wild with their tongues spewing negatives about people and hide under the shadow of a fake online account.
Your words are powerful; they are stronger than you can imagine. I need not remind you of the creation story which was made possible by spoken words from God. This should give a clue to how powerful they can be. Words can be used as a two-edged sword; they can heal and they can hurt.
Let us be careful of what we let spill out because once they are released; they can never be caught and put back in. It is gone with the wind. A wrong comment can kill people’s dreams and destinies. A story was once told about a man who committed suicide as a result of the two words “you suck” a close friend said to him. Some persons are more fragile than others and take these comments to heart without your intention to really hurt them.
Your tongue should be a weapon of life. Your words should build and not mar relationships. In the words of Qahtani, “you can have a beautiful thing to say but say it in the wrong way and it is gone”. Think before you speak. You can still pass your message across in a way that the person sees the love in your chide when giving constructive criticism.
Make a decision to use words for good. Discipline your tongue to speak life to people around you and strangers alike. Basically, speak life or say nothing at all.
