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Joce-lyn
All I yearn, is for the love of someone, coupled with the love from my sibling and parents. And to me, true love is when one sees an imperfect person perfectly. Which is what I see in you. The degree of the love that I have for you, I will learn from my past mistakes and make myself better for you. Just you. Then again, maybe I'm never the one. I'm not perfect, nor am I good in any sense.
Actions never coincide with words, and thoughts never coincide with either. That is, if you ever get past the first sentence.
Today's game plan was humongous bombastic blow-you-out-of-this-world words.
obviously, i lost. i do not school myself in such words for i see no point in. but it was fun, for the moment that it lasted.
what exactly is language, i started to ask myself. i pondered over it for quite a while. i then realised, language is not just about big bombastic words that puts others out in a daze. its about the dissemination of information in a proper, ease of use manner so as for the audience to capture the main message. don't get me wrong, i'm not a sore loser. i always did like to learn these words, but when your audience doesn't understand you, would they actually BOTHER to keep interest in the conversation? does that then show that language, in its entirety of using complicated elongated words to describe a simple action or meaning, is ultimately a failure since it cannot even capture one's attention and convey its intended message? then why even have such words when simple ones will do?
i also realised, in an extremely singaporean context, people are more impressed with those who can utilise such flowery language to convey a simple message. but will your FULL target audience actually understand even HALF of what you are saying? then i sought out the root of the problem, why would people use such words in a superfluous manner? i didn't need to look very far either. PRIDE. the adage, pride goeth before the fall pops into mind. i've seen it before, and i believe with everlasting faith, that i will see it again. for the world is filled with people built with the want to impress rather than understand.
inane actions of utilising such words for the wrong reason would eventually bring one's mindset down to the level capable of showing one's powerful grasp of a language, but not one's exquisiteness in handling it. however, i am still impressed by those who yearn to learn such bombastic words, not for the sake of preening one's feathers, rather for use in a valid reasonable context. for those that have in mind of just being above the rest by knowledge of such flowery language, i truly am ashamed of speaking the very same language that rolls off your tongue.
obviously, i lost. i do not school myself in such words for i see no point in. but it was fun, for the moment that it lasted.
what exactly is language, i started to ask myself. i pondered over it for quite a while. i then realised, language is not just about big bombastic words that puts others out in a daze. its about the dissemination of information in a proper, ease of use manner so as for the audience to capture the main message. don't get me wrong, i'm not a sore loser. i always did like to learn these words, but when your audience doesn't understand you, would they actually BOTHER to keep interest in the conversation? does that then show that language, in its entirety of using complicated elongated words to describe a simple action or meaning, is ultimately a failure since it cannot even capture one's attention and convey its intended message? then why even have such words when simple ones will do?
i also realised, in an extremely singaporean context, people are more impressed with those who can utilise such flowery language to convey a simple message. but will your FULL target audience actually understand even HALF of what you are saying? then i sought out the root of the problem, why would people use such words in a superfluous manner? i didn't need to look very far either. PRIDE. the adage, pride goeth before the fall pops into mind. i've seen it before, and i believe with everlasting faith, that i will see it again. for the world is filled with people built with the want to impress rather than understand.
inane actions of utilising such words for the wrong reason would eventually bring one's mindset down to the level capable of showing one's powerful grasp of a language, but not one's exquisiteness in handling it. however, i am still impressed by those who yearn to learn such bombastic words, not for the sake of preening one's feathers, rather for use in a valid reasonable context. for those that have in mind of just being above the rest by knowledge of such flowery language, i truly am ashamed of speaking the very same language that rolls off your tongue.
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