Communication is an interesting phenomenon. How would we ever get along without it? For example, how would I even express my thoughts on communication apart from communication? This occurred to me when I was pondering the power of words. More specifically, the power to create with words. Whether it be the beginning of a process through verbal command or the distinct change in emotion that may arise at the sound of a kind word. Words are powerful. Even more so, communication is powerful. After all, feelings of anger and/or sadness through visual communications of war. Here are some thoughts regarding the power of communication...
Communication is interesting owing to the requirement of two beings in order for it to succeed. The old saying concerning the sound of a falling tree in a forest without human presence comes to mind. Perhaps a more relevant illustration is needed. Let's say that there is a man in an abandoned town. He writes his thoughts on walls and even goes so far as to create a message with rocks on the outskirts of town in case an aircraft passes overhead. However, his efforts do not become communication without someone seeing and understanding what he has written. Again, communication goes beyond mere words.
Communication is also interesting with regards to thoughts and creation. All of us think. However, our thoughts go nowhere without communication. Let's look at another hypothetical example. A U.N. representative visits a small region suffering from genocide at the hands of a dictator. She thinks about the situation. Her thoughts record the sightings of mass graves and she explores in her mind her moral obligation to end the evil acts. However, nothing will happen unless she communicates her thoughts to another. If she is the only witness and fails to communicate, the genocide continues. This may seem like an extreme example. Perhaps it is. Nonetheless, communication is powerful. Communication can create change in a specific situation.
Communication is definitely something that deserves some pondering and discussion (or communication...). How can community arise apart from communication? How can thoughts become reality apart from communication? How can a message be given to another apart from communication? (I suppose communication is the giving of a message...) These questions in and of themselves show the significance of communication. I urge you to think. But, don't stop there... communicate.
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