Power In Words

What happens when an idea comes into our mind, do we not try to brush it aside so as to escape from its influence? But its influence still remains because it is not understood. When our thoughts are not understood and dealt with, we struggle, we condemn, we blame, and then we try to force our attention upon a particular idea in opposition to our conditioning, thereby creating further conflict. Don't we see that our thinking is caught up in a useless struggle which can never be creative.

My 17 year old niece uses the "F" word in her posts in facebook on occasion. One day when I was reading the new feeds on my home page I read one of her posts using that word. So in a private chat I sent her a message telling her that she need to chill using that word, that it didn't become her. Well, this opened a big can of worms. Instead of sending me a message back, she just deleted and blocked me. My feelings got a little hurt and I mentioned what had happened to my mom (her granddma) she in turn confronted my niece and my sister-in-law. THEY sent me a message via facebook saying that they thought it best for my niece to delete family members from her facebook because that is the way her friends talk and she wants to be authentic when she writes her post. There was a lot more drama, but I won't bore you with the details. But, it really has gotten me to think.

I was taught as a child that you don't use foul or bad language in mixed company. I don't think I ever heard my parents use the "F" word. It's not that I haven't used it on occasion, but I am always conscious of where I am and who's around me. Now, it seems with the coming of social media that the world is a different place. When I browse through my facebook that word is being flung all over the place. This has made me ask myself some questions.

What kind of world are we creating?

Have I been conditioned to believe that word is bad?

Isn't there a more intelligent way of expressing ourselves?

I believe in the evaluation of the human race and higher consciousness and I wonder where this kind of language fits in?

I also believe that words are things and have power, so what kind of energy does this language create?

So, this is how I am trying to deal with my thoughts so that I do not have to struggle, or condemn, or blame, or try to force my attention upon a another idea in opposition to my conditioning, thereby creating further conflict. I don't want my thinking to be caught up in a useless struggle. I want to dig deep to understand my thinking and free myself from being affected by negative energy and therefore bring creative, positive energy to a changing world.

Please send me your comments on this subject, I'm curious to see what other people think.

Thanks