The power of words

Words. Just a few letters have incredible power, work miracles and save lives. In a different (I don't like the word "different") situation the opposite is true - it kills! But if these words remain unspoken?

I have experienced a lot of pain in my life, the kind that many people don't experience. The physical pain alone is nothing compared to the word (phrase) I did not hear.

You know, men don't cry,
Men don't cry, that's all.
They're staring at a point,
Staring out the window.

They look at their hands for a long time,
With my heart in my fist,
Apparently, it's considered a duty,
Keep your feelings bottled up.

They'll only bow their heads,
They'll stand up, walk along
A secret, invisible thread,
What pain means.

The room is being paced
Once again from window to door.
And before they know it.
They'll start talking to themselves.

Or waved carelessly:
"I'm fine,"
If great tenderness
It'll go flat as a tire.

You know, men don't cry.
They just don't cry, that's all.
Don't think otherwise,
It's just rain in your face.

©Alexander Heifetz

Life presents hundreds of thousands of situations that teach us. Situations when we are down, when the last thing is lost - faith! Physical pain is quick and easy to get through. The other one pours concrete inside you. Solidifying in a minute, it deprives you of the possibility of being yourself.

The word really has great power, and for this reason you must be responsible for every word you say out loud. And the excess of emotions, not expressed in words, acquires the opposite effect, when tenderness, care, warmth and affection turn into dryness and indifference. Speak! Appreciate! Love! Live! Feel!

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