Words have... A lot of power. It's pretty amazing how much we can convey with them.
But more than just what we explicitly say, I think the real power of words is on what lies unsaid. It's pretty complicated at times.
I remember once discussing about how the "Race" word is a terrible word for talking about skin color, since it's basically saying that skin color differences are on the same degree of difference as a human is to an orc... Nobody really says that, but in a way it's what the word implies... Using this kind of word on everyday conversation is part of what promotes racism in the first place.
... Or at least I think so, though it may be a biased perspective from someone from a country that the word "Race" fell in disuse for human beings and we just use ethnicity instead.
Still, a lot of meaning can be taken from words just by their contextual usage or by what it can imply without anything being said about it.
At times I want to call my girlfriend "honey". This is a calming word in a way, I think it's a sweet way of calling my significant other... And at the same, it's a really troublesome word for me... This was the main way in which I called my ex boyfriend... It troubles me. It's bothersome to suddenly feel like using the same word for both people.
When I talked about it with my girlfriend, her reaction was really simple, as in... "Just use another word??" And well... It is a simple issue in the end, there are other substitutes... The thought of using it coming to my head still bothers me though.
My past relationship and my new one are of completely different natures, they don't have nearly anything in common... So why is the same word coming to my head then? Am I trying to think of them as the same? Am I trying to put one atop the other? Am I overthinking it too much? Do I just like the word and want to use it and disattach it from my ex? I don't know the answer to this, I probably never will, but I still dislike the feeling it gives whenever the word "honey" comes to my head when talking to my girlfriend.
Funnily enough, the best word that fits her to me is "Love"... It feels weird though... Like... "I love you Love" sounds so wrong! xD
I end up using others at many times, but I really love calling her Love, it just... Fits. I think it is a happy thing~
Hmmmmmm... There is another word I wanted to talk about, but I guess I'll stop here... Some things are better left unsaid, and some wounds are better left closed.
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