Not-That-Bright said:
do you have to take it to heart so much?
'hey you're fat' - said jokingly towards his girlfriend because she's so skinny, trying to joke with her.
Her reaction 'what an complete asshole'.
Posts up on a forum about her 'asshole' boyfriend calling her fat, everything immediately thinks he's a prick... she hasn't even gone to him and talked about it, and yet he's a prick.
it's not right.
alright you asked for it:
THE BIBLE (NIV) James 3:3-10
" When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.
Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. "
edit: Words have the power to breathe life into people, they can also breathe death. You should be more careful with what you say. dont you think we live in a sick and twisted world if;
we more readily are accepting of others speaking insulting sarcastic, negative words said towards us, then we can accept a compliment?!?!
when someone compliments you, is it so rare, that you dont know wat to say? and it feels uncomfortable? that sucks. it shouldnt be like that, but thats the world we create by saying its ok to joke about other people....