Magic of sweet words

Magic of sweet words: Sweet words act like honey. Just as honey has medicinal value and cures a lot of simple ailments, sweet words too solve a host of problems if used in our daily communication. Recently, I engaged two carpenters to get the doors of my house repaired. One was an old fellow and the other a very young one. The old carpenter had a very rough tongue. He talked to his younger colleague in a very foul language, always. But the young carpenter was the exact opposite with a sweet tongue. To resolve a problem that took place between the two over the alignment of doors, the younger one used his extra-ordinary sweet language to bring the old fellow around his viewpoint. He addressed his colleague as “father-like figure”, “an experienced fellow" and “a skilled carpenter”. These words cooled down the temper of the old carpenter.  Sweet words can resolve  even the worst of disputes. On the contrary, the use of harsh and foul language can even turn a friend into a foe. Our epics bear a clear testimony to this fact. Had Draupadi not taunted Duryodhana as “blind man’s son as blind”, there would have been no battle of Mahabharta. Similarly, Shishupal’s head had not been chopped off by the disc of Lord Krishna had he stopped a stream of abuse that he hurled at the Lord.  Lord Krishna had cautioned Shishupal to restrict his “unruly behaviour”. But, Shishupal did not pay heed to Lord Krishna’s advice and crossed all the limits of decency. This finally led to his fall. The Laxman-Sarupnaka episode too has its genesis in bad language. When Sarupnaka’s overtures to win over the heart of Laxman failed, she resorted to uncivilised language which provoked Laxman to chop off the latter’s ears and nose.  Foul language is like poison as it kills both mind and body. It provokes anger and finally leads to an aggressive conflict. Sweet words have the power to open closed doors. They are like the magical ‘seam-seam’ of the great Arabian tale - Ali Baba and Forty Thieves.