Friday, September 11, 2009

Freedom of Speech (#224)

What a beautiful thing. We are taught how to communicate as a tool to nurture ourselves as a species. We are also taught how to communicate as a way to experience each other in a way that is both informative and thought provoking. The pleasure of speech as a form of communication is that we get to use our auditory sense to hear and practice the harmonic tones that come from our vocal chords to create sound. I like to think that speech is the easiest form of communication because it can be attained by most all humans, less some who inherently are unable. However, the ability to speak and be heard should be valued as a wisdom, a gift to others with the intent to raise awareness and offer solutions to puzzling questions. The back and forth of commerce and friendly relations notwithstanding. It is important that the intent of communication serve a purpose of dignity and honor. The freedom of speech is a right that has a history of being fought for to bring about it's universal claim. The blood and life that has been offered to protect it's usage, demands and deserves every-one's respect and homage. The greatest of our virtues is our ability to love one another. All things of honorable principle stem from our love. Our speech is a reflection of our principles and creative thoughts, anything that would deny or deviate from the trust of our truthful best interests is less than speech and can then only be described as noise.

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