Words

"We must be aware that words can create suffering or happiness,we are committed to learning to speak truthfully and constructively,using only words that inspire hope and confidence.We are determined not to say untruthful things for the sake of personal interest or to impress people,nor to utter words that might cause division or hatred.We will not spread news that we do not know to be certain nor criticize or condemn things of which we are not sure."(by Thich Nhat Hanh from Interbeing).

Nothing exposes whether a person's profession of faith is sincere or not, than by listening to what comes out of his mouth.Jesus said(paraphrasing), it is not what goes into a man's mouth that defiles him,but what comes out.We read in the third chapter of the Epistle of James:"And the tongue is a fire,the very world of iniquity;the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body." Christians,and those of other faiths, would be wise to follow this advice found in the Epistle of James,first chapter, the nineteenth verse:"But let everyone be quick to hear,slow to speak and slow to anger."