Words were not given to man in order to conceal his thoughts.   Jose Saramago Words are powerful.  We can and we do (at times) use them to heal and encourage.  We can and do (at times) wield them like weapons, our intent to harm or to protect.  But make no mistake, we use words to convey every emotion we experience, every opinion we have, everything we have learned.  Even those who cannot speak audibly use words to  communicate  the same things, they just do it with their hands or their eyes (ALS, etc).  Without words to  express ourselves and let others know what we are thinking we would be lost.  Words help us get to the heart of the matter.  They are the most overused and the most underused.  We overuse them when we should be a little more quiet and we under use them when we don't speak up and let assumptions start to dictate our emotions, etc.  It's a fine line to walk when using words.  Some of us, ahem *grin*,...