Contradicting My Own Statement

1. When your actions contradict your words, your words don't mean anything

2. Action speaks louder than words.

3. Without actions, your words lose value.

4. Your words start to lose value when your actions don't match.

No matter what the version( like the above-stated ones), I am sure you must have heard it somewhere regardless of your situation or field( because it applies everywhere(almost everywhere).

What exactly it means?

Well, it's pretty obvious. It means that it doesn't matter how convincing or persuasive your words are; If your actions aren't there to back them up, eventually, they will be considered nothing more than just random noise.

For example;

 You( not specifically you) make someone a promise to show up at their birthday party or any other family event, but when the day comes, due to the workload or anything else, it slips out of your mind, and you miss it.

After apologizing for not showing up; you promise them( the same person) a dinner to make up to them, but, unfortunately, you miss that too( again, it doesn't matter what caused you to skip it); This action will result in "them" losing trust in you. And then, no matter how many promises you make, they will only say one thing to you "Action speaks louder than words" ( not literally, of course, the words may change; but the meaning will be the same ).

Your words are a gift; they hone the power to control the world but can ruin yours too if used irresponsibly. So, be careful and only use them where they will be valued instead of just throwing them out.

Knowing how to use words in a convincing and trust-building manner is a rare skill to possess. And it really helps you in short-term relationships, 

but, when it comes to long-term relationships, your words(solely) won't be doing you any good unless your actions play their part.

In fact, they( the ones you promise) will recognize you as a "Sweet deceiver" or a Hypocrite( a person who acts in contradiction to his(or her) stated beliefs or feelings).

Anyway, if you look back at the history of the world, you will notice that those were "Actions" which changed the world, not the words.

Having said that, I never meant that words have no value or they play no part in changing the world because, by saying that, I would only be contradicting my own statement I gave above,

" Your words are a gift; they hone the power to control the world"; What I meant to say was that "Words" don't directly change the world, "Actions" do.

In other words, Words light the desire for a change; but Actions make that desire come true.

Conclusion: 

Words and Actions depend on each other. 

Without words, there are no actions( because Words raise awareness and motivate others( the "ones" possessing the power) to take action. And similarly, 

Without actions, there are no words(which means that they don't retain their value).

We can also conclude this discussion by saying that 

"Words are initial steps, and actions are the results".

So, my dear friends, here it comes to an end. I am still surprised how I ended up making this a discussion of "action and words", even though I had decided to talk about "actions and intentions". But, now, I feel that it was also necessary, so I guess we will be continuing on to the second part in the upcoming article. 

I hope this article will help you in some way.

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