Talking without words
The literal meaning of what we say is only a small part of the information we convey when we talk.
By our presence, by our actions, by our expressions, by our timing, by what we say, by the manner we say things, by what decisions we make, by what we laugh at, by what we get frustrated at, by what we aim at -- by all these actions -- we convey such a depth of meaning about ourselves that the literal meaning of what we actually end up saying is hardly worth considering.
Comments
"No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean for words are slippery and thought is viscous."
--Henry Adams
Posted by: Ben | March 8, 2005 10:33 AM
:)
Posted by: Gaurang | March 8, 2005 10:52 PM