🎶🎼 “Words”- Birdy

Rightfully calling out something genuinely unpleasant…
but doing it in a way where the emotions become bigger than the message itself…
that makes me uncomfortable.

Because it feels like a missed opportunity.
A message that could have truly landed,
gets lost in the attack.

What is described as disrespectful
drowns in equally disrespectful words.
Words filled with disgust. Anger. Judgment.

And I can’t help but wonder:
doesn’t that actually reduce the chance
that someone will still be open to hearing the message at all?

Not because the content is wrong.
But because anger and frustration become louder
than what is really trying to be said.

So I find myself asking…
when we share our irritation,
do we genuinely want to change something?
Move something?
Maybe even inspire?

Or do we mainly want our personal frustration to be seen?

There is a huge difference in strength
between rightfully addressing something
and throwing something from ourselves into the world
that, along the way, also breaks something else.

So yes… if you want to speak up about littering, noise pollution, disrespectful behaviour,
or anything else that deeply bothers you…
maybe remember that your message is not only defined by what you say,
but also by how you package it.

Words do not gain more impact
by soaking them in humiliation, disgust or condemnation.

Anyway… now I sound rather “preachy” myself,
so… I rest my case 😉

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