Being a linguist is the best job in the world. That's because analyzing speech is so fun. The Master Teacher said that people speak from the repostiory of the heart. That's the whole basis for any analysis I do. And it is so interesting to hear what is in people's hearts. Just today I heard someone making a derogatory comment about someone else because of regional vocabulary and pronunciation. I heard a presenter at a workshop make a plea/sales pitch for something she believed in strongly. Yet another person made some remarks in order to be positive about a situation that is irritating her to death. I had many more encounters than these but these serve to show that people's hearts are being exposed at every turn.
The derogatory comment was made to show the superiority of the individual. She needed the boost of herself. The presenter was proud of herself for fooling her audience with a little semantic witchcraft. She was blowing smoke because people allowed her to redifine some key educational concepts so that they could see their own goals more clearly (according to the redefined concept of education). She needed the job security. The last person was hurting over a situation and didn't want it to drag her down although she was spending more time on the matter than she wanted to.
I did reply to 2 out of 3 of these people to let them know that I knew what was on their hearts. The other person wasn't seeking a response, but charlatans never are. Words are dead give-aways to people and their thoughts. It's so fun. I guess the Master Teacher thought so too since he commented on it. There's a responsible side to this job too. But that's another blog's worth of words.
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When hurtful words are said from one person to another in a perceived moment of frustration, fear or anger, is the hurtful message what is in the heart, or can it be that the frustration, fear or anger is overriding true feelings?
I believe in the Master's teachings. I am fearful that the scripture you reference has a literal meaning. If this is so, how does one moment compare to years of words that reveal a different feeling?
I pray daily for understanding in how to respond to this situation. I have not yet found the peace I am seeking.
Life is full of barbs. I feel for you. I will join you in prayer tonight for your understanding of your situation.
"The mouth speaks from the storehouse of the heart." Of course, the brain controls the mouth speaking. So, the heart in this case is the brain. You pegged the meaning exactly when you said that anger overrides true feelings.
More scientifically speaking, the brain registers the intensity of a voice when it is speaking and classifies the intensity under a category such as "accusatory" or "meant to harm" as opposed to "pleasant" or "meant to flatter."
The last part of your statement is one that only you would hold the key to understanding. Our brain has a memory component to it that allows it to always compare new information with old information that is stored. If there is a conflict, that is, the new information does not match the old, then one has to decide if the new information is being motivated by something other than what the old information was motivated by. If so, then one stores the new information under a new category. That way if you receive other information that matches the recently developed new category, then a new trend has developed. If not, then, the recently developed category will have only one piece of information in it for a while, then disappear soon.
I would think that a person's true feelings over time would mean that the information that you deem truthful continues to be stored under the same category name, thus establishing a "track record." But, people can lie. So, if true feelings means that the same person says the same reassuring words over a period of time, but also speaks a number of different messages over time, which establishes new categories in the brain, then at some point, the recurring new category or "track record" supercedes the reassuring track record. Reassurance is not needed if a message is consistent.
Part of the Master's message (treasure or storehouse) implies that people speak from what motivates them. Psychology is a great field to study for just this reason. But, if we stick to just the saying, "People speak from what is stored in their hearts," then one has to believe that anger or intent to harm or intent to cause distance is a motivating force in any words spoken. The receiver of a message has two choices to make. One is to write off what a person is saying as momentary. The other is to believe what a person is saying as truth. Over time, it gets harder and harder to write off hurtful words as coming from momentary motivation if a pattern is established. Perhaps, a new truth has been established.
That is much too long a response. Prayer will give you peace. God will lead you. You have His spirit inside you. Trust Him.
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