Killing Words

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Have you given any thought to the fact

that around the world thousands are

killed by words everyday? Every time

an argument escalates into insults, and

insults into violence, someone at home,

at work, or on the streets gets hurt, or killed.

 

Every day people die, and go to jail over

words that really mean not a thing.

Wouldn't it be nice if everyone understood

the use, and limitations of words, if

semiotics and word philosophy were

taught at high school?

 

But if even people like us don't understand,

or even care to, what chance is there some

day everyone will, and the killing and

maiming over not a thing at all will stop?

 

Pete

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Pete S

nisargadatta

Wednesday, January 04, 2006 11:55 AM

Killing Words

 

 

Have you given any thought to the fact

that around the world thousands are

killed by words everyday? Every time

an argument escalates into insults, and

insults into violence, someone at home,

at work, or on the streets gets hurt, or killed.

 

Every day people die, and go to jail over

words that really mean not a thing.

Wouldn't it be nice if everyone understood

the use, and limitations of words, if

semiotics and word philosophy were

taught at high school?

 

But if even people like us don't understand,

or even care to, what chance is there some

day everyone will, and the killing and

maiming over not a thing at all will stop?

 

Pete

perhaps Pete, it is not words nor philosophies that need to be

explained/taught but the nature of who thinks..

Ana

 

 

 

 

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