Say words of love

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One day in late autumn, I received a phone call from N., my younger brother and former colleague. N.'s job was stable, but suddenly she became unemployed, and she was extremely depressed. But what was worse, not only did she not receive sympathy from her parents and relatives, but she was also under great pressure from them.

Every morning when she woke up, she heard the sound of "kicking baskets and hitting trays", her mother's insinuations that "no one is as lucky as Mrs. Lan, giving birth to smart children makes her feel good", or her father's harsh "pronouns" that "all day long you just eat and lie down like a pig", making N. have to go to a coffee shop and wait until it gets dark before daring to go home.

After more than two months without finding a new job, the little money she had saved gradually ran out, causing N. to fall into crisis. In sobs, she weakly told me: I have no way back home, sister! I am very afraid to go home, because every word my parents say is like a needle stabbing into my heart. I feel mentally exhausted.

From the story of my colleague, I suddenly remembered Nguyen Nhat M., in Quyet Thang ward. M. was born into a family with a father who owned a business and a mother who was a doctor. With high expectations from his parents, M. felt like he always had to "speed up" even though his health did not allow it.

M. is not good at sports , cannot play musical instruments, and cannot achieve the academic results that his parents expected. M. is just an ordinary boy, with simple dreams.

"You can't do anything right! You useless bastard! Why can't you be like Tuan and Huy?" - M.'s father's words, every time he didn't achieve the results his parents expected, left a deep scar in the boy's soul.

Verbal violence not only damaged M.'s self-confidence but also robbed him of his joy in life. He no longer saw meaning in his efforts, and M. became a pale shadow in his own life.

These stories illustrate the devastation caused by verbal abuse. We often do not see the wounds that words leave behind, but they can eat away at the soul, cause people to lose themselves, and ultimately destroy the relationships they have worked so hard to build.

Verbal violence has no signs of blood, no physical wounds, but it can cause much deeper wounds. Cruel words can break trust, self-esteem and pain in the mind of the recipient. Especially when we have to live in a society where criticism can be magnified in a virtual environment, making us feel like we are being attacked from all sides.

We need to be aware of the power of words and value each word we use. Because sometimes, one sentence can change a person’s life. Always remember, we may not be able to change the world around us, but we can change the way we treat others.

Kind, sincere and loving words are powerful medicines to heal the wounds left by verbal violence.

Source: https://baothainguyen.vn/xa-hoi/202511/hay-noi-loi-yeu-thuong-ebd3d3c/