Dear friends, I am no architect, but I've come to the realization that words are the building blocks of life. We frame our lives by the words we speak. Unfortunately, the public space is harder than it looks.
When it comes to public speaking, I have some initial fears. Let me explain. Ever heard of NATO, which is speaking the abbreviation for "no action, only"? Or how about "We are what we do."? "Actions speak louder than words."? To rub it, we've all heard that "A picture is worthmore than a thousand words." Would this then spell the end of a movement such as Toastmasters International and herald the birth of, say, Action-Heroes Club?
Frankly, I don't think so. First and foremost, words are so powerful that we simply cannot ignore it or be flippant about it. Positively speaking, distinguished men and women throughout history have used the spoken words to influence, shape, and define their community, society, and nationhood. Imagine how much more effective it would have, if they structured training and exposure. For all we know, if we turn back the clock and put someone back there with the systematic training could, some parts of the story and must be rewritten.
Spoken words are better, simply because people remember, retain what they see and hear than what they read, per se. Then hear the immortal words of Sir Winston Churchill: "If you go through hell, kee ... eep going." Hard to forget, right? Similarly,the words of the Bee Gees in this song, "There are only words, words are all I take to your heart ..." That was decades ago, but many spectators here, it may still vividly remember.
Secondly, I think we need to talk and reach to our fellow human beings for our own benefit, for the good of others. For example a young person can ask themselves: "Why am I me and not some other person, why is it that I was in this body and not in another? "Then, when he talks aboutit and finds that other teenagers have also encountered the same kind of morbid thoughts, he feels at ease ... he gets a sense of what it means to be human and is VISIBLY relieved that he is NOT an alien.
In a long time ago TV programme, there was an alien in human form within a living room. To flush him out the dude in that show accidentally knocked down a glass ash tray. He then picked up a broken piece of glass in his hand as he continued talking. Suddenly, he used it to cut the wrist of the person next to him. No blood oozed out and they knew then who was the alien invader. The point is that we are all flesh and blood, and what we have to say could well be meaningful and useful to another fellow.
My third point is that, believe it or not, people are actually fascinated with other people so much so that we have a highly popular People magazine and a sensational American Idol followings. We watch the likes of Rooney and Ronaldo and not some monkeys playing Soccer, or Oprah Winfrey, and not some animated presenter on television. We watch the news for the representation of the human drama and want a report on the events from the mouth to hear from witnesses - real people, not some alien or robot.
In fact, had watched as William Shakespeare, "The whole world's a stage And all the men and women merely players." We are the actors on the stage of life. We must read, study, listen and write. There will also be necessary for us to speak up. Actionsalone are not enough. Nobody would be happy to see us, like Charlie Chaplin act in a silent movie.
Imagine the Dark Knight without hearing any words of Batman and the rest of the players.
Now is the time for our words is to marry our actions to speak, sing, dance and go to do our makeup, and an actor on the stage of life.
My view is that we not only what we do but also what we say. Public space is strong, as it puts our words into motionTo create a life of its own in the minds and hearts of the audience. Long live the public space!
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