Yesterday we spoke about the distinction between concentration and attention. The prior seems to come out of a force the latter only has intensity. Concentration has friction of resisting other thoughts and therefore also has pain. Attention, on the other hand, has acceptance and acknowledgement of other prevailing thoughts.
Like concentration and attention, in language, there are several words that have a similar distinction. One such example is decision and choice.
The word 'decide' has its etymology in 'de-cide' that is to kill everything other than what is not a preferred option. However, in choice, one simply chooses what is regardless and in acknowledgement of other alternatives.
The point here is the way we use language and how we conduct ourselves around it determines the quality of our life. More about this, with a personal experience, will follow in tomorrow's post. In tomorrow's post, we'll explore the physiological impact of language in our life.
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