The Power of Words

"yet it doesn't tell the whole story..." How often it is do we assume that we know things just because we got to see the tiniest glimpse of it How often do we got taken aback when some couple, who seems to be super happy in their Instagram posts, ended their relationship How often do we egoistically put the blame on someone just because we think they don't have as much problem as we do How often do we believe that a man is despicable over just one single mistake How often do we make judgement about an ex-boyfriend from her side of heartbreak only How often do we think that the girl, who we believe got everything under her control, doesn't deserve to break down once in a while. Let me tell you now plain and simple, it never tells the whole story. You don't know that those couple had been tangled in the toxic-draining-relationship that doesn't lead anywhere You don't know that the person you blame had already sacrificed a lot, fighting over...

"and Lord,  please help us to say what we mean and mean what we say,"  That simple sentence said in a prayer by my Pastor on Sunday morning can't seem to leave my head. How often it is in life that we give out words that we don't really think twice about. Sometimes we say the one of the 3 magic words; sorry,  often without really putting some sense of sincerity to it. Some other times, we say things we don't really ever gonna carry out when we got too emotional. And then there are people who make promises without the intention to carry it out. There are also others who say they have forgiven but still get agitated over the mention of a name. Just by the corner, there are groups of girls who make insulting jokes casually because they think it's fun to verbally bully a "willing" friend. On the other corner there are another teenagers who utter mean things just because they can. Then I wonder, how often do we take our words for granted....