Monday, July 21, 2008

Words Speak Louder Than Actions

We have been saying actions speak louder than words, but how loud can an action be? When it comes to promises, indeed we have to fulfill what we’ve spoken, be it towards one particular person or many; to show the others that we do what we speak, that we are capable to please the rest, that we not only possess the skills to communicate but also to carry them out. However, there are also times where actions fail to overcome the power of words, where one particular doing is not being acknowledged by the people around, the people we care about; say, efforts one has put in to work a relationship out and yet, it is not enough. We are animals and similar to the others, we’re greedy; however, we are slightly different because according to most people, we can think but not the animals on four or two, not forgetting that we would ask for more, despite the fact that we already have more than what we needed. We have stories where one chooses to leave the current partner and goes for the other, who he thinks would suit him better and he ends up regretting what he did; people who tend to not notice the things one has done for them just to make them smile, but complain always; those who take everything around for granted, as if they are meant to own what they have until the day they lose it all. Those are the actions being shown by the people we care and care about us, because from time to time, we don’t see what the others have been doing for us, forgetting that there are moments where words speak louder than actions, where we want to hear it personally from them rather than seeing what they are doing for us. So, do actions really speak louder than words? Or words speak louder than actions too?