Some Persian fellow who lived at about the year of 1048 had cause to give warning in regards to what people say in print. I like his finesse, genteelness, and word to the wise. Read what follows and see if a butterfly or two doesn't flutter within you. That is all you'll need to know about the "doing" of the subject matter
The moving finger writes: and, having writ...Moves on; nor all thy Piety nor Wit... Shall lure it back to cancel half a line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it...Omar Khayyam.
Way to go O! If he was here today, wouldn't he not make a good Activerainer, blogger, comment-er and poster extraordinaire? Of course he would. Nothing he would say or do would invoke, incite, put down or cause another to stumble or receive a hurt or a pain on his account
SAY WHAT YOU MEAN
Things have to be said. Other things have to get done. Yes to this! If you have something to say or to do, get to saying or doing BUT heed the effort as to HOW.... you go about it. Note when speaking that the tone is a language in and of itself. Also, saying what one means and intends is advisable to. Why?
MEANING WHAT YOU SAY
Leave no room for implication, accusations from the shadows of doubt in the one hearing or reading your words. If done correctly, it is like a healing balm, a soothing tonic that restores and heals and that soothes even if it is not the most positive news around either.
DON'T ADD FUEL TO THE FIRE
People can rise to any occasion quite naturally and without prompting. However, if they are emotionally attacked, or have something added on that doesn't belong while they are trying to figure out the current or obvious situation, it makes them have to fight and respond plus deal?...Not a good combo to lay on someone
WHY HARM?
Old Omar speaks about tears (regret), wit (snappy excuses) or piety (doing it for your sake) not able to correct, undo or remove what was written. In other words, it was sent and whatever damage it causes must go full cycle and then leave when it decides too. Harm, the intentional kind is out and about
ASK ANY FULL ADULT KID
That means the one injured has to endure that pain until it subsides, mitigates and then passes on. What a terrible thing to launch on someone. When parenting, parents don't realize this when addressing their children in their formative earlier years of their coming of age growth. Yelling and screaming (short fuse) doesn't help...it hinders and lasts longer than it should
ABUSE & LOVE DON'T MIX WELL
Rude, rigid, ego driven and insensitive people practice it today incorporating it into policies and procedures that offend and detract from human dignity and quality of life. That's why we have no love for the IRS, Courts of law, employers in many cases and anyone in authority who abuses their power too
A WRITTEN KIND WORD IS POWERFUL
During the World Wars were men left their homes to defend their motherland and kept away for long lengths of time, a letter from home was of the highest value one could imagine. A kind word, thought, memory shared or a loved one beckoning for that person to come home did much good
DEAR JOHN?
BUT THEN..There were also the Dear John letters as they were called. Bad news in regards to your sweetheart or wife moving on without you. I wouldn't send a letter like that to someone who is in a state of life-threatening misery yet I can see why it was done. The-sender had to terminate false hope..I get it
TIME WELL SPENT
There is no way to really share "less that happy news" were all goes well like if it didn't exist, but to put sincere effort into it so that it minimizes the shock or impact...anyone can do. So, for us, here and now, the message is clear
Watch what you put in writing...to make sure that it has more going for it...than not!
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