Knowledge is Power

Knowing is half the battle right? I think not. It seems as though the knowledge of other people and their feelings can be used to inflict pain and suffering. So why? Why would someone use the intimate knowledge of someone to bring suffering? Why take the time to learn about someone and I dare say learn to love them, just to turn around and stab them in the back? People open themselves up to different levels, some are closed off and put up walls. When these people open up to someone that they feel that they can trust its a great big deal to them. Can you imagine that some people can actually betray that trust and hurt them anyway? It may not be so bad when its not done intentionally, but that is not what I am talking about. This is a crime of anger in the heat of a moment, the hurtful things that are said but not thought about. That damn brain to mouth filter disabled in the blindness of the moment. I think that the proper phrase is not "knowing is half the battle", but instead "Knowledge is Power".

Communication Device

Without voice would I be able to speak? I feel that I communicate fairly well and efficiently, but could I make my feeling known with just body language and touch. Words are powerful, they can be used for hurt and for pleasure. I see and hear people communicating every day and I feel that words are used to often for negativity. So, would I do more good or harm with my words if I truly realized the impact of my words on others. Anyone that knows me knows I like to talk. I enjoy the freedom we have to openly share how we feel about anything. Words are powerful. I think that too often we pass up the opportunity to communicate in ways other than with words.

Body language is one of the sometimes unconscious ways that we communicate. I recently spent an entire evening noticing the body language of myself and another person. A lot can be said in a simple gesture or look, it can say "I am uncomfortable", or it can say "I feel at home here". In the time I spent watching the affects of body language I learned that it is to powerful. Body language can stimulate feeling and make moments in life have meaning and a certain intensity that its not stimulated other wise.

Touch is communicating but at a different level. Touch is sometimes a way to say things that words can not fathom. times that I have felt more in touch than I could have in words have been many. I remember one time in particular that the touch of a person whom I loved very much was a feeling of closure and moving on unlike words could have even portrayed. The last touch of life can be one that you feel long after that life has expired. I will always remember the last time I had the honor of touching my Grandmother. I was not alone in the room but the moment was mine alone and it created a great feeling of love and the honor of being her grand daughter.
I have been moved countless times by touch. the touch of a friend, the touch of a lover, the touch of a stranger. some are gentle and others intense. Touch is powerful.

All of these are ways to communicate, but as much as I like the others I have a special liking for voice.