when you hear the word language people often tend to think spoken cultural communication differences. such as Spanish, English, French. but most seldom think deeper into what other forms of lingo are hiding in the background. The way that we communicate to one another, to the things around us, have a direct impact on our results in life.
I personally am a lover of plants. I form a relationship with my plants through a non verbal communication. I need something from them. food, herbs, the piece and tranquility they give me when I till the soil that they eat and breath from. just as they need food, water, light and love from me in order to produce these things for me. we have this symbiotic relationship because we understand each others needs and produce for one another based on our understanding of each others language. for example, I know when my plants need water. not because they invented a new plant language, or because I speak to plants, ( I do talk to them) but because they have a way of communicating if you just pay attention .If they have too much nitrogen their leaves fall off, too little nutrients they turn yellow, too little light they are pale. Different forms of communication based on what they are exposed to and what they are lacking.
people are the same way. not everyone is going to speak the same language. this doesn’t mean we can not communicate effectively. take this article or public writing in general as another example.
I started writing in hopes of finding a way to solve big problems and make a positive impact on the world while finding a way to make money at home so I can raise my two kids. The topics that I focus on are things that people can do to live a healthier, better more fulfilling or easier life. I offer researched information and links to products that are intended to help. My intention is also to make money. through the process of educating people to the best of my ability as well as try and sell a product, sincerity sometimes gets lost in the wind. how? you might ask.
Communication!
when speaking through a platform that reaches the entire world some things are bound to slip by or not be heard by everybody. which is fine, however it is important to not be offensive. The best way to not offend someone is to understand how they communicate. no matter how hard you try you will never be able to make everyone happy no matter what language or way you choose to communicate. some people just want to be nasty. You can choose to be nasty back to them which will effect your integrity and thus effect the way others view you, or you can choose to continue to try and learn what it is these people are seeking and try to fulfil their urge without sacrificing your personal rights as a human being.
lets look at a scenario where words have the potential to convey a separate feeling than intended.
Take the phrase “Calm Down” one would think by saying calm down to another person would convey to that person they might be acting irrationally and should do some self reflection and maybe calm down. Simple right? You wish. to a person that speaks a logical language maybe this might work. For an emotional person this small harmless phrase could be considered an attack, an insinuation that they are acting crazy and are in the wrong somehow. You have now caused the opposite effect of what you have intended. instead of a calm person, your words have created a very not calm person who feels the need to defend themselves against persecution. A better way to have a person calm down, if in fact they are acting irrationally, would be to find an understanding as to why they are upset and come to a common solution to prevent any further friction between each other.
That is how sensitive language is. in relationships of any kind there is always give and take. lets take the language of love. you can love someone with all of your heart and do everything in your power with the knowledge you have to do what you think they need to be happy and they still can potentially never be. and inevitably leave. not because of you. because you were not speaking their language.
In the book The 5 Love Languages (Robert Kiyosaki) writes about the 5 languages of love. he states ” Unhappiness in marriage often has a simple root cause: we speak different love languages, believes Dr. Gary Chapman. While working as a marriage counselor for more than 30 years, he identified five love languages: Words of Affirmation, Quality Time, Receiving Gifts, Acts of Service, and Physical Touch. it is important that we as beings focus on what emotional, social, spiritual, physical language everything and everyone communicates with because it is the direct connection to the results we are seeking and to the results that we get.
effective communication is key to any success we seek in life, weather it be love, botony, business, or for me all three. if I switch from my plants and think about my business as a living breathing organism that within involves many parts, all with their own languages yet all need a symbiotic communication to survive, the chance of its survival would be much greater, and the fruits nuch mire rewarding.
It is obvious that we as humans must communicate in order to accomplish goals. What about the planet its self?
Do you take extra effort in finding our planets way of communication? Or do you trample upon it with no regard?
Everything has a voice and everything has a need that is required to be met based upon how it communicates. Pay attention and your needs will be met with reciprocation.