I truly believe that this is true. Since I have started college, I have realized the importance of leadership, civic engagement, and emotional quotient. Why did it take me going to college to realize this? Why weren't these values instilled in me as a child? These were the questions I was asking myself. I am thirty-five years old and just realizing that I can make a difference in this world. I always thought that I couldn't be anybody of importance and I couldn't make a difference. Through my studies of Liberal Arts I have realized that I can stand for what I believe in, make a change, and leave my mark.
I have three children, future leaders, which I am very important to. My passion has become to help my children through leadership to become virtuous people. Every opportunity I have to inspire others to instill virtuous values in their children I do. That's how we are going to change this world for the better. We have to start at home with our kids. In this image we see words hurting a child. Let's lift each other up with words rather than tear each other down.
This is a good post. I think the author of this photo points out that child abuse can be accomplished by words not just physical. That abuse would probably be carried out through someones life if they let it get to them.
ReplyDeleteI really love the reality of this photo. But I do hate the fact that people do not realize the power within their words, being good or evil. Speaking is not just about being heard, it is also about radiating your emotion to the listener. If someone speaks to you in a negative way, you are more than likely to not only hear what they are saying but to actually feel it. Verbal abuse is also emotional abuse and it can leave you feeling as if you are being burned alive. To think that a lot of victims are children is a serious downfall of the human race.
ReplyDeleteThis is a strong statement about abuse and violence. Although, the child is not physically being abused he is being verbally abused. I feel that this type of abuse is more damaging than the physical type. Emotional scarring by words can lead into other issues later in life. By verbally abusing a child is basically beating them up on the inside where no one can see the scars or marks. Children have enough to deal with everyday in the society, why would we as parents contribute to this type of violence? I thought we are protect our children not hurt them.
ReplyDeleteI think the photographer makes a great statement about how much words can truly hurt people, especially children who only have their parents to look up to. Young kids take everything their parents say to heart because they usually want to be just like them and want their parents to love them. Parents sometimes do not realize that when they are angry they say hurtful things to their kids, even though they do not mean it, kids will still remember it and be possibly hurt by them for a long time. This picture looks sad at first glance, but it also sends a positive message to all parents and for those who wish to have kids one day to know that we should always try to have control of what we say, especially when we are angry. Weather it is a child or an adult, we should always try to choose our words wisely because we never know how profound they can be and how much of an impact or influence our words can have on others. I hope this pictures inspires people to use more positive criticism. I believe you can always turn something negative into positive as long as you try to approach the situation with calmness instead of being angry and saying things that you will later on wish you had not.
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