Do we realize the power of our everyday words? If you have ever had someone tell you he or she will love you forever, and then said person walked away, I am guessing you have an inkling about the power contained in some simple words. As humans, we get caught up in moments. The few times we think our puzzle pieces are finally matching up, we get excited and start saying things from our emotions. "Someday we will..." "I will never..." "I promise." We don't understand the true meaning of will anymore.Will, like so many vows and promises, has been soiled with time. We use will like a happy word that means "in this moment of time I want to but by tomorrow I probably won't."
I look at people who have said things to me. If I see them saying it to another person, I am tempted to believe they were lying to me. Even more frustrating, I think they were telling the truth when they said it. When he said "You are perfect for me." In that moment, he meant it. When she said "I would never do that to you." In that moment, she meant it. I know I do this constantly. l like to dream so I spin these wild tales of beauty and passion, momentarily forgetting that time has a way of changing things. Maybe, my problem is in speaking from my emotion. When I say "I will," I mean my emotion is so overflowing right now I want to express it entirely. What I should mean when I say "I will" is I am making a conscious decision to stand by this until it is fulfilled. If that commitment is too big to make or is unwise to make, maybe I should stay silent. Big words are inspiring in the moment. However when misused, they quickly lose their instant power and become destructive for the future. Call me sheltered or guarded but I need to be far more conscious of the promises I am unintentionally making.
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