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"why language?"

because no matter how powerless and helpless you may feel in life, you can always control what you say. you can make every word count for something. on your dimmest days, you can hear things that change your heart, or words that change your mind. and i believe that there is power in that.

that same power, the one that every one of us holds, lies within ourselves. dancing on our tongues to deliver, and through our ears it is received.

and sure, language is limited. with every sentence we speak, we rely heavily on nuance and feeling. however, i like to think that there is no better reassurance than finally finding the right words. for it is only through language that we can carefully construct the feelings we can't convey into a tangible understanding. hey, even with just a few words, you can connect with people from an entirely different way of life !

and when you learn a new language? maybe it's just me, but i feel that with every grammar structure i learn, my mind (and heart) open up a bit more. i mean, to be able to think about a new way that you can express your thoughts? It really changes your view on things, even if it is a minuscule change in the grand scheme of the days and years in which we label our lives.