Some people might say they think in the form of words, while
others might say they think in the form of pictures. In truth, everyone
initially thinks in the form of ideas – concepts which human beings share with
one another.
People use words, whether written or spoken, as a medium to
transmit one person’s ideas to another person. However, people not only use
words, but phrases, which build to make sentences, which then build to make
vast amounts of information. All of those things stem from humans’ thoughts –
the ideas which humans develop in their minds and share with their languages.
Words by themselves are merely the road on which our ideas
travel from person to person. It doesn’t matter what language is spoken, all
humans use language to communicate. If you destroy or confuse the road-system,
you destroy or complicate the means by which one person can convey information
to another person.
When people tell or write something, they need to use their
words effectively. They need to choose the best paths on which to send their
ideas from themselves to their audience. The paths need to be chosen carefully,
as their ideas may try to enter closed ears or blind eyes, or may be shoved
around by opposing thoughts, or may be attacked from the side or behind by
interruptions or self-inflicted contrariness, or may be clothed too plainly to
be noticed by mental eyes that look for a jeweled, brightly colored idea.
In stories, this is no different. While a spoken story may
need to differ from a written one, either way the story must be spoken or
written by choosing the best paths to carry the author’s ideas – the best
words, the best method of phrasing, the best sentence structure, the best
word-emphasis, the best choice of words, etc.
A road is just a road, but the wrong road can lead a wrong person to the wrong place.
A word is just a word, but the wrong words can convey a wrong idea in the wrong way.
~ Fintan
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