Best left unspoken
Hello, lovelies. Sticks and stones can break my bones, but names will never hurt me. Ha! That’s not even close. A word spoken in haste can be repented at leisure, as the old saying goes. We all know that shouting ‘Fire’ in a theatre or crowded room is not only irresponsible, it can be deadly. So, is it ever okay to speak without thinking first? They’re only words, so what harm could they actually do? And those in power, are they held more accountable for what they say? Or are we all human, and words are nothing more than an expression of what we’re thinking at the time? Can we ever speak our minds, or are some words best left unspoken? I think that everyone is guilty of speaking without thinking of how what they say can have an effect on others. I do it all the time. I never mean any harm or ill intent, but as soon as a thought appears in my head, a second later it’s out in the world, said by me in my b...