Just An Observation

I go alone to the public places of our society and witness something incredible; communication. We breathe in and then exhale--the breath moves past our vocal chords while our lips and tongue move to articulate to the listener the very angst in our souls. All of this takes place under the guidance of the nervous system which tells the muscular system, skeletal system and pulmonary system what to do. Hearing is no less a physiological miracle. Air vibrates through into the ear canal; hits the ear drum, which then the moves the ossicles; which, in turn, vibrates the oval window; then, all of this vibrates fluid and tiny hairs in the organ of corti. These vibrations are then translated into a chemical signal which is transmitted to the brain and recognized as language: thus, we have communication.

What is even more amazing to me is that all of this physiology can produce feelings. Hearing a snipit of a song can conjure up memories long forgotten. Telling someone that you love them can subside great fears in them. Yelling "fire!" in public can produce panic. Whispering in a child's ear can soothe them to sleep. Hearing harsh words as a child can produce defense mechanisms which can take years to overcome.

It is interesting that Jesus is known as the Word of God; and even more amazing is that God spoke and there was existence. Maybe it is that God created us with the specific intent of being hearers first and then speakers. Nevertheless, words are powerful. The old saying of "sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me" is an outright falsehood. A few words from the serpent in the garden put mankind in a awful place.