Powerful Words

Up until today I had never really thought too much about the power of words. I certainly knew that some of them have a large impact on people and that in certain situations you have to be careful of what you say for fear of affecting someone in a negative way, but I had never really thought of a word as being something that was alive in the sense that it's born out into the world and can never be taken back, or killed. After thinking a little about this view of words I can see how some of them can have a long lasting impression and can never be forgotten. A few examples of these words are liberty, dedication, and equality. President Lincoln used these words in his Gettysburg Address to make the people remember the casualties and changes that occurred during the Civil War. Indeed liberty, dedication, and equality have been around for hundreds of years and have shaped mankind's ideas and character for centuries.
A few powerful words that I might choose are life, graduation, and family. Life is something that almost every single person who exists or who has existed has thought about. It was part of the three virtues (life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness) that shaped our very nation. If someone told another person "your life is worthless", it would have a drastic effect on the person being spoken to, making that person think that himself/herself is worthless. Graduation is a major part of almost everyone's life. It allows someone to be seen as a person who has overcome hardships and successfully passed through school. If someone says to another person "you have graduated", it makes the person being spoken to feel satisfied with themselves and allows him/her to move on to the next phase in their life with confidence. Family is also something that almost every single person who has existed or currently exists has thought about. It allows a person to have a connection with others and can make them feel welcomed in this world. If a father tells his son "your a part of our family", it can make the son feel very warm inside and can also keep him in a mood that's cheerful and confident about the future.