Friday, April 27, 2012

Words, more than what meets the eye.

When we begin to write, we just have 26 alphabets at our disposal. There aren't any facial expressions or  body language to rely on. There are no clues hidden in the text or behind the lines that might lead us to what the writer actually meant or wanted to convey. I mean, we can!!!!!!!!!!!! or we can!! use the exclamation marks and question marks which are available to us, completely free of cost  but what exactly does 8 exclamation marks in a row mean, and how does that differ from 2-3 exclamation marks.  

None the less, words still have the power to invoke feelings and emotions within us. Words have the ability to make our day and at the same time have the power to destroy a nation. Words can stir us up deep inside. Far deeper than we can ever imagine. They have the potential to scar us for life and those same words can guide us and show us the right path through testing times.

People who believe that a picture is worth thousand words probably never realized that a word can be worth thousand pictures too. Imagine our brain to be like the Google homepage. When you type/think of a word say ‘Red’ and hit the ‘Search’ button…there are thousands, may be more images that rush in through the brain and flash across our eyes. Could be anything from Coca Cola, the Nike swoosh, Santa Claus, China’s flag to old wounds, a pair of luscious lips, apples or just hardcore bloodshed.

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