tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086799115254785699.post3555198938044946911..comments2024-03-28T11:10:23.976-04:00Comments on Penelopepiscopal: Some thoughts about speechPenelopepiscopalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14110169815273159849noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086799115254785699.post-2081192942289804412012-09-16T15:41:12.746-04:002012-09-16T15:41:12.746-04:00Gosh, Ray, your comment is way better than my post...Gosh, Ray, your comment is way better than my post! Thanks! Yes, words can change someone's life and if used carelessly, for the worse. How well I know that, from both sides.Penelopepiscopalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14110169815273159849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7086799115254785699.post-87418988418365361432012-09-16T15:25:14.388-04:002012-09-16T15:25:14.388-04:00This really resonates with me Penny. Wit is somet...This really resonates with me Penny. Wit is something I really appreciate, and often the sharper the riposte, the funnier. But, and as you so rightly say, the desire to always have a 'come-back' can easily turn to a display of verbal gymnastics just for the sake of being the wittiest, the quickest etc, and often at the expense of someone who is really trying to make a point.<br />When we stop listening and drown others in words we are losing something very precious, the chance to empathise rather than to out-talk.<br />Words can so easily change someone's life for the better, or if used carelessly, for the worse. <br />Wit is wonderful - in its place. and used at the right time, not as a weapon.Ray Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09209429097744326143noreply@blogger.com