Thursday, March 10, 2005

Unforgettable

Someone once said, ~There are certain words which are nearer and dearer to a man than any other. And it often happens that in some remote corner of the country, in domed deserted spots, you unexpectedly meet a man whose warming words make you forget yourself and the impassibility of the roads of the noisy contemporary world, and the deceitfulness of the illusions that lead mankind astray. And an evening spent in that way will be forever imprinted on your mind and your memory will retain everything: who was present and who sat in what place and what was in his hands-the walk, the corners, and every trifle in the room.~ Let me ask you this question, have you ever felt moved by the words that you either read or heard by someone you know or don't know?

Without question musicians(group singers/solo artists) have that innate ability to move a person simply by singing words that were either written by that person or by other people. Yet, it is merely words at first, but when it is sung with meaning, heart, and passion behind it you will most definitely get a song that means something special to many people. It's when one listens to those written words in musical form that we can feel several different emotions such as love, sadness, anger, frustration, happiness, heartbreak, etc. Whether a person is married, single, or divorced, if the words to a song speaks to you and moves you to the point where you start crying then it has done its job.

Oftentimes, a person can be moved without even a word being said. Two people, either married or in a dating relationship who absolutely know each other for a said period of time, can communicate emotions and feelings without saying a word to each other. For it's all in how he or she looks at that person that reveals a kind of hidden communication that only two people who truly know each other can share. Let me tell you something, just from an observational standpoint I've witnessed guys and girls use more non-verbal than verbal to communicate to one's potential or significant other. Initially, it's just a matter of interpreting those non-verbal words, which guys figure out...most of the time.

In any case, we all communicate our feelings in different ways, but it's the way we say those particular words to people or that one person that can redefine its meaning. We've all said I love you before to friends and family members; but when it comes to saying it to someone that one truly and deeply cares about, it takes on a whole new meaning. It's basically three little words that can make an enormous impact on a person that may or may not share the same sentiments as you do. For most people, it's a statement of affection or adoration that is freely given back to that particular person. Yet, for some it's just three words that one doesn't believe in saying unless he or she is absolutely sure that the person standing in front of him or her is worth saying it to.

In retrospect, there are certain people you meet along your journey that have a way with words. It's a God given talent that creates emotional word pictures in which a person sees/imagines what is being said or read. Several months ago, a friend of mine told me that I've been causing him to have a lot of headaches. The reason...well the Yodaisms that I've sent to him cause him to feel, as well as, think more and he blamed me for it. To be quite honest I didn't know whether to take it as a compliment or as an insult; but in the end, he gave me mad props for bringing to life words that capture a person both intellectually and emotionally, which to him was an experience that he simply described as unforgettable.

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