As a kid I've been rather uncomfortable about the use of swear/foul/abusive words. Initially I found it as a sign of badness in a person, but some of my good friends changed my perception on that. Till date and perhaps for many more years to come, I haven't been able to speak a swear/foul/abusive word to anyone! It just doesn't feel right.I often argue with my friends that swear/foul/abusive words are used by those who don't have enough language skills or lack confidence in the same, or those who want to express themselves using a common lingo, a word or two rather than speaking out the whole thing... and for this argument of mine I receive(d) a few abusive words in return!
I did mumble the swear/foul/abusive words to myself when in a desperate or urgent situation and it felt good, but then I asked myself later, was it really necessary?!
But honestly, these words can add to the style factor of one's talk... when the protagonist shouts the F-word at someone, it amuses me a lot !!
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I liked this post.
Your posts have honesty and innocence both. I really like them.
"I haven't been able to speak a swear/foul/abusive word to anyone! It just doesn't feel right."
This is what is the inner feeling and believe me inner feeling is always right.
"But honestly, these words can add to the style factor of one's talk... when the protagonist shouts the F-word at someone, it amuses me a lot !!"
When I was in 8th, 9th standard I had started using abusive words, all kind of abusive words you can imagine. I used to justify them by saying that "there is nothing wrong in it" and also used to feel that it is making me noticeable in people when I use them. Slowly I myself dropped it. Initially it went out form my language, but I still used to use abusive words for other inside me. Later it got removed from inside too. It took time though.
I all I want to say is, when I had not started it I used to feel it is bad, that was the inner feeling, which was right. Later I started thinking more in terms of style, logic etc. which suppressed my inner feeling, then it too me time to get back to my inner feeling from the corruption which I had made in myself. Now I firmly believe that what "inner feeling" says is always right. Argument/Logic can never tell us what the inner feeling is, but once inner feeling is understood Argument/Logic can be made to make other person understand the inner feeling.
And for our own understanding of inner feeling we have to look within.
PS: I did not realize that my comment has become equal/more than your post itself :). My apologies for that.
Very sweetly written. You're one guy who's to a great extent his own man. Just keep up the same confidence in yourself, and do what feels right :)
@Devansh Mittal: No apologies necessary. Your comments are rather an insight into my post. :D
@aniket: Thank you :)
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