Can positive speech & writing style make a difference? Give it a go today!

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We should always speak & write positively! Since making negative comments takes up about the same amount of time and effort, with little difference, then why not use positive language? We should refrain from speaking false words out of false courtesy, which only makes the receiver feel agitated because they aren’t true. We like hearing & reading what is true, not empty & false. Sometimes it just sounds so dull without genuine sincerity. So making false, negative remarks just wastes time, energy & makes others feel irritated. It also creates a negative atmosphere around us. When you hear someone say, "Oh! I’m so happy today," and then hear another person say, "I feel so bored today," which of them sounds more comfortable? Sometimes, you do not feel irritated yourself, but when someone just speaks to you, you feel irritated. For example, you sit down to enjoy a cup of tea, and someone comes along and says, "Oh! My son has just gotten married!" "My daughter-in-law has given birth to a plump, lovely baby!" "My business is doing well!" "I’m healthy and sound!" "Oh! I have great hopes for the future. Although the situation isn’t so good now, it will improve later." Do you prefer listening to these delightful words, or do you prefer frustrating comments, such as "How come my grandson is so fat?" "Sigh! Why did they get married?" "Oh! That son-in-law of mine is really troublesome! I told my daughter not to marry him, but she wouldn’t listen. He is definitely not a good guy. Very soon the two of them will get divorced for sure!". For example, if people said that, would you like it? Even if what they said were true, you wouldn’t like to hear it, would you? We love to hear things that are happy and positive. With our speech and thoughts, we can help people but also curse people. We can elevate people and make them very happy, but we can also put them down and make them feel uncomfortable. Of course, if you’re a teacher or minding children, supervising workers, etc it is more difficult, but still possible. For instance, if your child behaves very badly, you might say, "You’re not behaving well today!" In this way, at least you’ve put in a positive word—"well." Or you might say "You are not a good child today!" Although the word "not," is there, the word "good" is also there. Refrain from saying "You are really bad today!". The mind likes to move forward. When children hear positive words such as "behave well" or "good," it has been shown to have a better effect or result in them improving themselves. In educating people, you should also speak in this way as much as possible. For instance, about someone who is overweight, we should not say that they are fat. Instead, we can say, "That person is not that slim." I know, it’s a poor example, but you understand what I mean. Even using “walk to the north”, instead of “don’t walk south” is much better. Even words like “hello” contain the word “hell”, so it may be better to use “hallo” which is derived from “halo” – the light surrounding a saint or a celestial body. We should give serious thought to these things. It’s not the “don’t” or the “do”, it’s the essence of the sentence that is important. Between friends, saying more beautiful words will make your friendship better. Our speech is also very powerful. Many among us have power in their speech. That’s why some people’s words come true when they curse others. Or when someone wholeheartedly wishes you well, you will still benefit due to his or her sincerity. "Everything is created by the mind." When a person is sincere, they become really pure. It doesn't even matter if their usual behaviour isn’t good. The moment they’re sincere, their heart really becomes pure. If they wish you well at that moment, the result will be very good. But if they’re full of hatred at the moment & curse you, it will also generate a great influence. Curses by spiritual practitioners are even more powerful; whatever they say will come true. Therefore, you must be cautious in your speech, because we don’t know who’s who. In Japan, scientists have conducted experiments with water, over a decade ago now. First they froze a cup of water, then observed the changes and took photographs. They found crystallized forms resembling snowflakes. If the water had been unclean, however, the crystalline pattern in the photo did not look like a snowflake, but appeared very blurred without a definite shape. A cup of dirty, polluted water, after being sanctified by prayer before it was frozen, was later observed and photographed. The resulting crystals were also as clear and beautiful as snowflakes. They conducted many other similar tests. For instance, they said "Thank you" to a cup of water, or pasted a piece of paper with the words "Thank you" written on it, and then the crystalline forms became very beautiful. They wrote the names of people like Hitler on it, & the crystals, when photographed, looked like ghosts or even formed a ghostly face! It was very horrible and filthy. If the names of Saints were written on it, the crystals took on a different pattern. Depending on the greatness of the Saint, the photographs would also show different images. Perhaps it was also related to the sincerity of the person conducting the experiment. Others since then have successfully repeated this experiment. Therefore, even without spoken words, just a written word or a focusing of our thoughts can create an impact. During the experiment, if they said, "You are very bad! I’ll kill you," the crystals looked very horrible in their photographs! Thus we cannot say that the speech and wishes of even the most ordinary people don’t have power. They do! So sometimes when we’re working on something and there are people supporting us or wishing us success, we will really do it very smoothly. However, if a group, a couple or several people are working together on something, but one of them opposes it, the process won’t feel the same. It will seem as though it’s being pulled back or dragged down by something, and the job can’t be accomplished even after a long time. This kind of obstructive atmosphere can really affect our work because all beings are one. If everyone has the same ideal, everything will go smoothly because everyone is cooperating well. No one is opposing it; each person has the same target, each one contributes to the best of his ability, and everyone marches in the same direction. Therefore, anything we do in that situation can be done smoothly. If you have to talk, then talk about something beneficial, something uplifting that vibrates positively in the air and contributes to the harmony of the world as well as to people’s spiritual progress. Whatever we speak, we'll give a vibration, and accordingly what we say, good or bad, will affect upon us again. I’m not giving a lecture here – I’m just as much at fault as the next person for generating negativity in my postings here, but someone has to say it! People in this world today are trying their best to make the situation better, so if paying attention to this area helps people, improves their relationships, their health & good fortune then, hey – let’s pay attention to these details, because it makes a big difference when we’re all doing it every moment of every day!