Speech is produced cheap,
but it has high value. It can
elevate as well as demean man.
Listening to a speech,
a zero can rise into a hero
or a hero can collapse into a zero.
It can inspire or plant despair.
It must be true and sweet, not false and pleasant.
Man must endeavour to acquire speech
untouched by subterfuge, limbs untouched by cruelty,
hands free from violence and thoughts free from vengefulness.
Frenzy, fanaticism and gusts of anger have to be controlled,
for they lead to disasters whose range is beyond calculation...
Be conscious that every word
we utter or hear will leave
an impression on our consciousness,
and provoke reactions which may or may not be beneficial.
This is the reason why the company
of God and godly people is to be sought.
divinely sent
