Language

I had the great pleasure of attending the inaugural meeting of a Writing Club yesterday. Naturally it was local and took place in a very pleasant place called the J Gallery.
Meeting others who appreciate language and the use of it, for me is a delight. Language is power, it’s romance, information, tragedy, joy, infinite stories and everything in between. Language can persuade, destroy, depress, enlighten it can transcend the everyday and equally describe it in vivid reality. I wax lyrical deliberately and to make a point!
A word out of place can be the most hurtful of things but the right words can change lives forever.
I love words for there own sake, the feel of them, the spelling, the multiple meanings, there variety, colloquialisms, sayings, phrasing, puns and all the myriad ways we use them in our daily lives.
Language changes all the time, it morphs and bends, admitting the new, whilst other words fall into disuse. It’s a remarkable living, unlimited kaleidoscope,  a pandora box’s full of delights and horrors all at the same time.
I hope we cherish our language, keep it safe, make it live and breath, making sure each generation understands and loves it.