question of the day...

[littleebomb]

so considering the rule; 'harm none do as you will'

i think it includes phsyical and verbal abluse and assault to others and to the self. (neh?)

how about verbal abuse to others, even out of earshot?

i mean if words have power and ideas energy (mind over matter) does saying harmful words have an affect of some sort?

thoughts?

Comments

words

[dathar]

you know i was going to say a similar thing as most of the previous posters so i won't rehash. I'll add though... the whole deal with hate... Hate is a self destructive emotion... you do more harm to yourself by hating than you do to the subject of your hate. I find it interesting that despite a lot of the negative things i've gone through over the years i harbour very little resentment or negative emotions towards the people who harmed... its better to let that go as all it does is harm YOU in stead... so the people who hurt us continue to hurt us. Again there was no context to your question (no example) and we're all just putting in our own experiences (and also anyone who knows me knows that I can be whipped up into a neg. storm of anger and resentment if prodded the right way... but for the most part i don't live with those emotions in my daily life)

anyway... i run on... and like bababarianmerc said... "you need someone hurt".. or talked to about there use of neg words i need the exercise... anywho just my opinions here.

love you be good
kurt

Re: words

[ctmatt]

Emotions themselves are not negative. Emotions are energy, what people do with those emotions is either positive or negative. People say that anger is a negative emotion, but if you use that anger to motivate yourself to be a better person or accomplish something greater then you have previously then you have used it in a positive way. Words are an expression of emotion and therefore hold a great deal of power as the focus of that energy. Again however, the words themselves are not the important things, but the intentions behind them are. Communication is the key in any relationship, whether or not it is between two people intimately or several people socially. Therefore words are extremely important.

So in direct response to Erica's original question, yes someone saying harmful words (if meant in a harmful way or not communicated beyond the initial statement for clarification) would have a devastating effect.