Words are a beautiful way to express yourself. I'm a writer, so I may be biased, but there's something about sitting down and constructing sentences which outline exactly what you mean that is just indescribable. When written correctly, words can be passionate. Some say words are one of the most intimate forms of communication because of the precision they are when getting your point across. As much as I love words, I feel like to a certain extent, they are almost useless on their own.
Words can be misconstrued. People are manipulative and twist those once so genuine words into sentences that are used to hurt. People use words to lie; they use them for personal gain. A once pure and beautiful form of expression can be tainted due to deceitful motives.
What a lot of people don't realize is that words cannot fully illustrate your feelings on their own; it is the pairing of words and actions that demonstrate what someone truly feels.
You could say the most beautiful things, make promises of all kinds, but if your actions don't compliment your words, then your words lose power. Your words become less meaningful. Your words are just simply words without a purpose.
If your actions contradict your words, it not only leads to confusion but also a lack of trust. It's difficult to figure out what a person truly means if they're saying one thing but doing another. This can make a person feel unimportant and unvalued.
The worst part is that the person may be genuine with their words, but since they don't always demonstrate that in their actions, you may have a difficult time taking what they say seriously. It's not a total let-down when their promises fall through because it's not the first time it's happened. You become used to the sweet words and then the contradictory actions. Sometimes it's easier for people to say a few words or send a nice text rather than take the time to do something special or go out of their way to do something that they had previously promised.
Let your words and actions go hand-in-hand. Let your genuine, passionate words speak loudly while you demonstrate your feelings through sweet gestures. Words alone are just not nearly as powerful as they are when combined with actions that follow suit. Sometimes it's just not enough to simply tell someone how you feel, but showing them makes all the difference in the world.
