I was in a speech contest today...I assume I have to give some background, I am in the ToastMasters International club, which is really just an organization that assists you in speaking better publicly, and they sponsored the speech contest that I was in. Their website is http://www.toastmasters.org/about.asp and if you are interested you should check it out. I like the club I am in, and as stated today I was in a speech contest. I actually won the contest and will move on to the Area contest representing my club. Pretty cool stuff.
It got me thinking more and more about the spoken word-I mean not just poetry and theater, but every time you have a captive audience and you are speaking, well, you need to give them something real. I know, just the word "real" is played, but something beyond just cliche and rhetoric...something they can feel inside them that will make them think about you, or at least your words long after the speech is over and your face forgotten. There are a wealth of ideas in the universe and what better way to share them, than by speaking them aloud.
I have heard many times before, that you speak truth to life. I mean a man's word is his bond. It has been that way since the beginning of time. In the spirit of words giving birth to life, then every time you speak it is logical that you the words you say can give birth to life-ideas in the mind of all that are within the sound of your voice...influence over the thoughts of every person within your presence...the spoken word. Historically, the spoken word has been the most dangerous weapon against the tyranny of man. The greatest leaders led by both their actions and that which they said...to the people.
What will you say next time you open your mouth? Will it be something to uplift, or destroy? Is the tongue that which is mightier than the sword?
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