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Most people do a lot of talking. Whenever we meet somebody, be it a stranger or a close friend, we ususally get in contact and start a conversation. Human interaction and connection is based on the words we share with each other. It means that every single word we put forward is extremely powerful. This is also true for the constant sharing of posts and tweets in social media. People are firing words 24/7, which implies that we possibly receive words every hour of the day.
Having that in mind, we should have a closer look on what is actually said most of the time. As for me and most of the conversations I conduct I have to admit that there is not much important content to it. I think this is true for most daily-life-conversations and it‘s absolutely fine. The silence without such small talk would be extremely boring.
But small talk isn‘t the only thing on our lips over the course of the day. What happens maybe even more often is an outburst of negativity. We complain, we criticize, we protest, we accuse. If something goes against our expectations, we are quick with colorful words to put our anger out into the world. And the beautiful technology of the Internet gives us the possibilty to reach billions of people at the same time with our displeasure.
This leads to the effect, that the whole world seems constantly full of hatred, rage, criticism and people who definetly know how to do everything better. And this is a huge problem. Not because you shouldn‘t speak your mind and articulate when things are going the wrong way, which is absolutely necessary and good. But there is a danger of an imbalance between positive and negative statements. There is the danger of an overwhelming negativity, which has the possibility to destroy people.
Therefore it is important not to forget to speak of all the good things in the world: Love and beauty and the help you got and last weeks‘ success and the memory of a holiday ten years ago and children playing and …
If we just take one minute and think of all the positive parts of our lives, there should be plenty to talk about besides how bad the news are. There should be lots of opportunities to set good incidents against everyday‘s evil.
Because if we speak more positively, the world will become more positive!
Having that in mind, we should have a closer look on what is actually said most of the time. As for me and most of the conversations I conduct I have to admit that there is not much important content to it. I think this is true for most daily-life-conversations and it‘s absolutely fine. The silence without such small talk would be extremely boring.
But small talk isn‘t the only thing on our lips over the course of the day. What happens maybe even more often is an outburst of negativity. We complain, we criticize, we protest, we accuse. If something goes against our expectations, we are quick with colorful words to put our anger out into the world. And the beautiful technology of the Internet gives us the possibilty to reach billions of people at the same time with our displeasure.
This leads to the effect, that the whole world seems constantly full of hatred, rage, criticism and people who definetly know how to do everything better. And this is a huge problem. Not because you shouldn‘t speak your mind and articulate when things are going the wrong way, which is absolutely necessary and good. But there is a danger of an imbalance between positive and negative statements. There is the danger of an overwhelming negativity, which has the possibility to destroy people.
Therefore it is important not to forget to speak of all the good things in the world: Love and beauty and the help you got and last weeks‘ success and the memory of a holiday ten years ago and children playing and …
If we just take one minute and think of all the positive parts of our lives, there should be plenty to talk about besides how bad the news are. There should be lots of opportunities to set good incidents against everyday‘s evil.
Because if we speak more positively, the world will become more positive!
Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
Proverbs 16,24
Proverbs 16,24
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