Our words are powerful

Yesterday, the Chairman of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company was murdered at the gates of one of the company’s depots. He had just stepped out of a meeting with the trade unions to buy cigarettes when he was gunned down.

I heard the head of one of the Trade Unions being interviewed on radio about the incident. The interviewer pointed out that the workers should bear some responsibility for this since some of them, in a heated meeting three weeks previously, had “thrown words” to the effect that “Chambers fi dead!”. The union boss was adamant that workers were not to be blamed.

It occurred to me as I listened that we do not understand how powerful our words are. Our words are the energy of our thoughts transmitted out to the universal energy field. Our words magnify and expand the energy of our thoughts. If we are thinking negative thoughts, then our words will magnify this energy in a negative and expanded way, perhaps even exponentially. When we think and speak, we put our energy out. We may believe that this energy disappears and evaporates once spoken. I believe otherwise. Our energy simply flows to where it finds welcoming haven, in the minds of those with similar thoughts. When that happens, then it multiplies the power of the word, for now, one plus one equals two – or maybe it is one times one equals two! Whatever it is, the energy of the word you put out there is doubled.

If we think of the great orators throughout history, we can see how their words changed the world – they spoke and the world changed. They all spoke with passion and emotion which resonated with their audience and moved them to action. It is the same with each one of us – our words are no less powerful than those of the great orators – we speak and the world changes.

And so, when those workers spoke those words, perhaps they did not mean them. Perhaps they were just speaking in the heat of the moment. Perhaps they were just letting off steam. What they did not understand is that their words, amplified by their strong emotions, are powerful beyond measure. Whatever their intention, the energy of their words went out into the world and lodged in the minds of two men who had similar thoughts. That energy doubled. And the men took action at the gates of the bus company depot yesterday.

We MUST watch our words. It is the first step in watching our thoughts. Our words determine not just the quality of our lives, but the quality of our community, society and indeed our world. When we become aware of what we are saying, then we are in a position to change the words, and the thoughts. It is not “just semantics” – changing our words from negative to positive actually changes the broader energy field. If enough of us do that, then the energy of our community, society and entire world will change from negative to positive. Watching our words is our first step, our contribution to a world of peace and love.