BAD WORDS !!!

Don Bosco never spared a moment to stop curses and swearing which went on in front him. He showed a brave heart to stop as soon as possible. He never spared a moment when morality was at stake, he took steps to stop.

While I write this short reflection I am at dilemma as to where should I begin. But let me start with an ugly word that is what spontaneously comes into my mind when I think of writing on topic ‘ugly words’. These kinds of words give pleasure to the one who uses; also it adds spice to the item. These words come without any effort. When you do not know what to say utter a slang; then pause take a breath and if words do not come again say bad words that promptly comes to you mind. Someone has always a bad word ready to shower on at every moment of the day – morning till evening. It is visible while having an argument, watching a Television, watching a match, or sometimes just to interrupt the conversation.

Today as you pass through the market place, public places and offices you will probably notice very saucy raw jocks cracked, curses hurled at, swearing, and slangs are a very common phenomena of the day. These bad words are like thorns and thistles that chock away the growth of good seed of politeness, etiquette.

I now invite you to take a walk to the city or country side. Undoubtedly you will witness usages of bad words in a outpouring way from the heart. Just imagine when you happen to caught by traffic where everyone is trying to overtake the other and reach fast the destination and due to hurry burry you happen to touch the vehicle or bicycle of others. You are at the receiving end of bad words. You really pay for it not with money but by patiently listening to the mouthful of jarring bad words. You breathe a polluted air of slang from many.

Ugly word form children’s mouth makes you feel sick because they do not know and are unexpected form their mouth in proportion with their age. Bad words when uttered by an adult do not make a wrinkle less nor does it make an adult to the under age. Can we blame the media which exposes everything to us?

Bad words are like trash they waste your energy when uttered. These make you unsympathetic and despise your self. Whereas good manner makes you cordial and well bred. Just as cough irritates the conversation so does vulgarity. Bad words have adverse effect they invest, assail, dizzy you, and throw you on the floor. They take away your honorability, personal intimacy. In my opinion such words should have not entered the dictionaries, encyclopedia.

The calendar is filled with events of different kinds: feast days, commemoration of days dedicated to special purpose or great cause – the day dedicated to the protection of Earthy, Water, environment, World Food day, Mothers day, workers day, friendship day, Valentines Day, HIV, AIDS days, Cancer Day, Tuberculosis, Tobacco day and many others. Besides these there are several feast days – Christmas, Id, Diwali, Guru Nanak Jayanti, Pongal, Onam, Karam, and many others. And so a day could be dedicated solely for ‘clean words’. So that we may have a purity of words which when spoken makes you feel elated and joy.

Don Bosco never spared a moment to stop curses and swearing which went on in front him. He showed a brave heart to stop as soon as possible. He never spared a moment when morality was at stake, he took steps to stop.  Let St. John Bosco inspire you to work for a world free from bad words, not with blows but with loving and kindness as suggested by Mother Mary.