Sometimes an offense, it may hurt more than a slap
By alberello
@alberello (4752)
Italy
March 18, 2012 2:38pm CST
By many people, I heard this sentence: Sometimes an offense, it may hurt more than a slap.
I wonder, will we really believe?
Well, in my opinion, this concept, in a sense can also be true. We start from the assumption, however, that taking a slap, we feel physical pain, something that does not happen if someone offends us so .
Perhaps it is also a matter of instinct, in the sense that if someone hits us, almost all of us have the instinct to "answer" the same way.
But when we come verbally offended, if we are consistent, not "just stretch hands", but it can happen that for some mysterious reason, we did not answer immediately ready to give in order to silence our offender.
So at this point, returning to the initial I therefore think that if things go so, in fact in some cases, a word too many can affect more than being physically hit.
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
18 Mar 12
Words cut deeper and leave permanent scars indeed 
If we receive a slap it stings and maybe bruises but in time it disappears and we usually forget. Words when they are harsh or offensive will always remain in our memory and will often jeopardise any future relationship with the person who said them.
If we receive a slap it stings and maybe bruises but in time it disappears and we usually forget. Words when they are harsh or offensive will always remain in our memory and will often jeopardise any future relationship with the person who said them.1 person likes this
@alberello (4752)
• Italy
18 Mar 12
Ok, ok unless that person wants us to personally apologize to the belief that they truly repented of his words offensive
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@mysdianait (66009)
• Italy
18 Mar 12
I have been hurt by offensive words in the past a long time ago. The person concerned did apologise but their apologies could not undo the damage that their words had done 
@frontvisions101 (16043)
• Philippines
18 Mar 12
Emotional pain isn't that different from physical pain. In fact, there are some kids who killed themselves because of bullying. I'm sure you know what bullying does to people -- it causes emotional pain. I've read this one article about someone hanging herself just because someone in an online forum told her that she's worthless. Hearing the story like this, it just seems like it's impossible to happen, but if you dig deeper, or even just think about it, you'd somehow realize what the girl had went through before she killed herself. Reports say that she's a healthy child. No mental issues or anything. This must mean that she was already going through an emotional distress when she chatted with whoever bullied her online. I'm not sure but this is the scenario more likely to have happened.
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@alberello (4752)
• Italy
18 Mar 12
Bullying is an act of cowardice that I repudiate in the strongest terms. Too easy: strong against the weak. Why never the contrary? Bullies should be a self-examination of conscience (if they have at least a little!) And think about the suffering they are making, to whom is on the other part.
Unfortunately, what you said is true! Many people who suffered bullying (also already in school) chose to take life, rather than being constantly humiliated.
This is a true shame of being human!
@fannitia (2167)
• Bulgaria
18 Mar 12
I think that strong words can hurt you more than a bullet. Today many young people don't pay attention to words. I often struggle with my daughter who says that I'm too sensitive when I react to her words. But even those who don't understand this get hurt when they are hit with a verbal offence.
@alberello (4752)
• Italy
19 Mar 12
This is also why many people sometimes speak without perhaps neither knew what they are saying!
There is a statement: Before engaging your mouth, make sure that the brain is inserted!
@tatzkie23 (770)
• Philippines
19 Mar 12
I agree with you. Sometimes, we tend to say bad things, or hurtful things to people, and they're really hurt. Even though we say sorry they would think of it over and over again. The truth is that i'm so guilty about it. I've said some hurtful things to someone i love, and until now, he never forgets it. Even though i apologized to him. So what i learned is that, we should think about the words before we say it to someone. The pain of being offended is much worse than physical pain.
@roshigo58 (4859)
• Pune, India
13 Mar 13
Hi,
Some words are so soft and kind that they can win the hearts of others. but some words are so rude or sharp like a knife that they make a wound to our mind. The hurt by slap makes external hurt but words make wounds forever. It is very hard to forget these and they are forever.
