Mouth Say Tongue: The most powerful weapon that can be carried.

A good amount of us that have the ability to talk, probably spend a good portion of their day doing just that. Whether your job requires it, or you are within a group of people, or sitting with someone one on one in a diner, you probably exert quite a bit of energy moving your mouth. Recalling a story, dealing with a customer, gossiping, or stating an opinion about something, it is a given that you will say many things during the course of the day, and quite a bit that you will forget that you even said because of the insignificance in the scope of the amount of words that have exited your mouth. There will be jokes, heated discussions, small talk, and significant words spoken that can be deciding factors in relationship outcomes. We take the ability to talk sometimes for granted, so much that we forget what impact our words really have on others positively and negatively.

At the center of  all the words we say, and statements that we make is the most powerful weapon that anyone can carry. Louder than a gunshot, sharper than a Bowie knife, more hurtful than a baseball bat across the head, and more burning than some flame thrower. It is the tongue.
That enabler of vowels and consonants that happens to be its own worst enemy. The hand can't contain it in its cell, and the brain often arrives at the scene of the crime too late to admonish it. It is a powerful weapon that when unleashed can do just as much good as it can evil depending upon which emotion hitches its wagon to. It sometimes has a mind of its own.  It gets advise, and sometimes ignores the information given it. It tricks the owner by agreeing how to act and then doing the complete opposite when given a green light. And more times than not has to work its way out of jams that it got itself into. It can relay the highest emotion of love, or be the highlight tape of the lowest forms of hatred and vitriol. It can be the beacon of truth and justice, or it can be the mud hole of lies and nefarious behavior. It can be the an encouraging motivator to another's self esteem, or it can be the crushing blow to someone's psyche. It is very powerful as some know just how to wield it, and utilize it as a disciplined machine, just as others have no clue how to control the rabid wild thing loose in their possession.

We all have one of these weapons if we can talk. All of us will at some point lose control of it, and have to deal with the repercussions of the aftermath. Mine has gotten me into trouble many times in life, and if I live long enough it will get me in trouble many times more. Making mistakes with your weapon is as much a part of life as breathing. If you don't make any mistakes with your weapon then you are just not trying to grow, because growth means mistakes, and the prelude of those mistakes will more than likely be something the weapon has done. Now an occasional mistake with it means that you are trying and growing. Frequent mistakes mean that you are not thinking. And part of the ability to control that thing depends upon just how much you think before unleashing it.

The ugly underbelly of the weapon can incite people to do evil destructive things, destroy reputations and lives of people, break up marriages and friendships, and just plain cause chaos and drama in not only the life of its owner, but in the lives of others in a nasty ripple effect of hurt, pain and anger. There are some that we wish weren't able to use theirs, as whenever it is unleashed, seems to be on a mission of negativity, and deception.

Then there is the positive side of the weapon that when used for good, can spread the emotion of love, and friendship, stand up against hatred and injustices, heal wounds that may have caused lives to separate, and solve problems that confront the owner, and the people around them. The weapon can also display and showcase laughter, friendly hello's to strangers who may need it that particular moment and time. The positive ripple effect and reward of the weapon in this regard is more positivity, which helps more brains control their respective weapons.

I own a powerful weapon and so do you. it is important for all of us to even in disagreement not let this weapon run amok. it has both a history and potential, and for all of us to recognize that means less chances that it will be misused and carelessly thrown at a situation. It is the most powerful weapon that anyone anywhere can carry, and if you don't believe me, there are two very important things to remember:
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Carried this all powerful weapon.....So did Adolph Hitler.