The power of language It is said that once a Greek merchant, rich, hosted a banq

uet with special foods. He called his slave and ordered him to go to market to b
uy the best delicacy. The slave returned with beautiful dish. The merchant took
out the cloth and scared said: "Language?! This is the most delicious dish? The
slave, without raising his head, replied: - Language is the most delicious dish,
yes sir. It is with the language that we water ... ... Say "mama," make friends
, forgive. Gather people with the language, we say "my God", we pray, sing, say
"I love you" ... The merchant, not very convinced, wanted to test the wisdom of
his slave, and sent him back to the market, this time to bring the worst food. T
he slave returned with a beautiful dish, covered with thin fabric. The merchant,
anxious, removed the cloth to know the worst food. -Language, again?! Said, ama
zed. -Yes, language, replied the slave. It is the language with which we condemn
, separated, intrigue and provoke jealousy, blaspheme. It is with that she cast
out, isolated, fool our brother, cursed father and mother ... There is nothing w
orse than language, there is nothing better than the language. Depends on how we
use it. Many ills have been caused by a single word or phrase pronounced. Sayin
g goes that "talking is silver, silence is gold." Words hurt, kill, hurt, sow do
ubts, do sin, generate hatred ... and who often says what he wants, hears what d
oes not want. A word, a phrase, can hurt more than physical pain. Physical pain
can stop with a drug, but the pain induced by a word or phrase, often neither th
e time off and when off, often leaving scars. The language of sin is so serious
that occupies all of chapter 3 and part of Chapter 4 of the Epistle of James in
the New Testament. The Bible teaches us that "the lips of the righteous feed man
y, but for lack of sense, die fools" (Proverbs 10:21) Jesus rebuking the Pharise
es, he told them that "the mouth speaks what the heart is full "(Matthew 12:34),
and warned:" I tell you, that every idle word that men, they shall give account
on the day of reckoning, because by thy words thou shalt be justified and by th
y words thou shalt be condemned "(Matthew 12: 36-37). Let us be vigilant about t
he use of language, and "putting away falsehood, speak every man truth with his
neighbor, for we are members one of another" (Ephesians 4:25). May we use our la
nguage to say how much we love our loved ones and friends, to forgive those who
offend us, to ask forgiveness from those who have offended, to offer help to the
needy, to praise, to teach, to proclaim peace,
to repel the war, the gossip, intrigue, envy, slander .. Our lips praise, always
, to our God!