Voices in my head
Voices in my head
I have been sitting here for an hour and a bit more trying to put into words the voices bumbling around in my head. Each concept fighting for dominance seeks to come to the front of my thoughts, each failing as another race for recognition.
Russia, Ukraine, War, Prayer, Peace, Frustration, the list goes on with each idea never solidifying never taking shape. Yet still, I sit here. Words have opportunities to infiltrate the minds of those who hear or read them, they have the power to influence and advise. So, I fight to come up with words.
Words to encourage and express concern. Words to support those who are fighting for their lives while not condemning those who are fighting without any knowledge of why. Soldiers ask why they are shooting at their brothers while politicians are simply screaming, they are the enemy. Words that help, words that explain, words that heal. Yet no words come, no words to fill ease the voices in my head.
The world needs words to heal the breach, words to stop the pain, to end the horror. Yet what words do we hear? There are those who struggle to bring truth to the conversation, asking real questions to real people. There are those willing to answer, willing to be honest. Words to offer hope or at least perspective.
What voices race through your head seeking an audience? What words would you like to express? Are they words to heal or hurt? Words to bring hope or simply express frustration, there are times for both. Some say it is time for bullets not words, a time for war, not peace. But why? Is it time for brother to kill brother? Is it time for anger to conquer, or thought to turn to insanity?
But again, who has the right words? Who is putting them out there to make sense of things? My words fail me, my thoughts are simply a jumble. An empty string of letters and sounds arranged to bring peace to my thoughts, to ease the voices screaming for attention. There must be words to bend the thoughts of madmen guiding them back to the light. There must be words to bring hope to those who are struggling.
But then if the only tool you have is a hammer, everything is a nail.
Blessings.
in Café beBee
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Comments
Fay Vietmeier
2 years ago #10
😇 #10
@Greg Rolfe
Blessings back “brother” Greg
Knowing you to be a thoughtful man I hoped you might glimpse the mentioned posts ..
Greg Rolfe
2 years ago #9
Hello @Fay Vietmeier, to act rightly one must think rightly. To think rightly one must first think. And alas that is where I see the greatest falt. There are few who think, much less well during times of crisis. But then you are correct our actions must now be done rightly. Blessings Fay!!!
Fay Vietmeier
2 years ago #8
@Greg Rolfe
Thoughtful as always .. thank you
“All war is a result of man's inability to think-rightly and to act rightly.”
.. the time to think-rightly has past
.. now we must act-rightly
The war is here
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Now it is Degrees & Timing - Moves & Measures
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Greg Rolfe
2 years ago #7
@Ken Boddie, Alas you also are correct in that at times there are no words. I have the privilege of working with a man who has just lost his son and in truth, there are no words that staunch the wound of grief. Simply being there is all I can do. It seems to help at least for a time. Thank you for the reminder!!!
Greg Rolfe
2 years ago #6
@Jim Murray, that sounds about right. Glad to know I am not the only one not quite catching what to say. I will side with your perspective and keep spreading the love.
John Rylance
2 years ago #5
True
Zacharias 🐝 Voulgaris
2 years ago #4
That's why some of us have given up trying to say things that reflect the reality of the situation and instead focus on saying things that at least brighten other people's day (or at least make it more meaningful)…
John Rylance
2 years ago #3
Too often like @Jim Murray's fustration in the current climate, I feel one of the following :-
What can I say?
Words are all I have.
BUT
Words fail me
I'm lost for words.
I can add nothing
My thoughts can't be verbalised
SO ITS
Enough said
Ken Boddie
2 years ago #2
Some of us, Greg, have the capability to induce a neutral and relaxing state in others with our well chosen words. But when push comes to shove, our words are often virtually meaningless, no matter how well chosen, when others are suffering the harsh extremes of either Mother Nature or “man's inhumanity to man”. In such severe times and occasions, the best we can often do is to just be there for our brothers and sisters, to hold shaking and frail hands, provide a warm hug when needed, and to just listen. Sometimes there's a time for words to pacify and reassure, and sometimes there's a time for reassurance to come merely from our physical presence.
Jim Murray
2 years ago #1
I woke up with the same feeling of frustration and anguish this morning. All you can do is keep pumping out messages that are positive. And hope for the best. But until the world rids itself of haters, charlatans, opportunists and madmen, things will not change. All you can do is make sure you're sending out love as opposed to the other.