Journal Entry 67 Title: Fighting Words

Words are very important. Even though they don’t do anything much physically, they hurt you deeply. They can cut you like a sword. It is definitely something to fight about. If someone insulted me, that would be a personal attack. It would be time to fight back. I have gotten into many arguments because of this. Someone said things about someone I cared a lot about. I would then get very angry. Why don’t they think about the words before they come out of their mouths! It is very necessary that fights are used to defend myself and other people against such attacks. I would fight to defend my family, and maybe a close friend from another person’s words. I might not fight physically, but I would hurt him back with even sharper words. >:( I would cut him like I’m cutting tofu, or other fragile food. I would break him because he broke me and my friends. Many things are trivial, but hurting friends this way is no way right. I would not allow anything bad said about my friends. This was beyond what I could bear. Words can very easily turn from something abstract into something physical and dangerous if they are used in a bad way.