UNSAID WORDS

  Some words are better left unsaid cos they might have negative lasting effects on others. They might rob them of their joy and happiness, change their moods and send them into depression and mental sickness.

Why deprive others of their happiness when there are a thousand and one reasons to make them smile? A kind word to your brother is an act of charity- Nabiyy (SAW). Our words have pierced deep into hearts without our knowledge cos we just don’t care and hence say it as it comes.

Just like the editor edits the news before transmission and a medical doctor examines a patient before transmission, we need to edit our words and examine them before saying them out. Cos words once said can’t be recalled, our feet’s can regain balance after slipping but our tongue cant and that is simply because words dig deeper graves than guns, they pierce deep into the heart and leave the one they are said to shattered and in pieces.

Wounds and scars heal with time, but words that pierce the heart don’t, they leave one broken, shattered, depressed, sick mentally. Our words have sent fears into the hearts of many, shattered a lot of dreams, discouraged a lot of talents either knowingly or unknowingly.

Some unedited words have caused a lot of havoc in the society, they have broken a lot of homes and hearts and has sent a lot of people to their graves unexpectedly and unprepared. Our words in some rare instances have deprived a lot of innocent souls of their freedom hence keeping them in bondage.

Fine! We are humans and are not perfect, we err, we make mistakes but the best among us are those who seek for forgiveness from the ones they’ve hurt and from their Creator.

There is no big deal in apologizing to the one you’ve wronged. But there are times we don’t realize our words have caused  pain to others probably we are too annoyed at the moment to think of what comes to our minds hence say whatever that comes our way.

If you feel you’ve been bruised internally, you should walk up to that person and tell him or her what his or her words have caused you. He or she has told you what you’ve done, you’ve realized your mistake, be strong enough to say “I’m sorry” cos it costs nothing!

People don’t apologize because they are weak, rather they do so cos they are strong, they do cos they want peace instead of violence, they do cos they’ve realized their mistakes, they do cos they are a bigger person, they do cos they decided to skip the “E” and let ”go”.

UNEXPRESSED FEELINGS !

By: Khadijat Kuburat Lawal