Petals!

                                                         [Image: Pixabay] The power of words cannot be under estimated.   It is not always people who hurt us as much as their words do. Perhaps we all live such rush-filled lives that we don't even pause to think before we say something that can be hurtful. Sometimes words can make you cry. Think about this when you feel tempted to use words to hit back. Words have tremendous power. They have life. They spark love, hate and a melange of emotions in the human mind. They trigger actions and reactions that have far-reaching implications in an individual's life.  When you offer hope and compassion, it lights up a person's life.  When you criticize someone without thinking about how deeply it hurts that person, it is your words that will never be forgotten by that person....

I was at work. Listening to songs on the iPod. Just like that, one song made me feel sad. Terribly sad. I updated my Facebook status, saying, " Sometimes, the pain of losing someone you loved deeply never goes away. It pops up out of the blue, just like that, when you do ordinary things, like when you listen to a song. " Instantly, I got different types of responses from friends on Facebook. They liked my quote. There were those who agreed with me. There were many who liked my update and probably felt that it echoed their sentiments. One friend responded by saying that my writing inspires him, whenever I write. Power of words over music. I felt instantly uplifted. I went back to music, of course, and continue to work by writing. That, my dear friends, is my daily bread and butter.