Words

This morning I was browsing through an invitation to a convention, trying to figure out whether it is worth attending. I shared the possibility to a colleague of mine and she jumped at the invitation, saying how these congresses, seminars and conventions are good moments of ongoing formation. To tell the truth I wasn’t very optimistic. The invitation showed a tight schedule of one talk after another. Oh my, I just cannot endure a barrage of speakers, trying to outdo each other and more often than not, exceeding the time given to them.
Words are tools for self-expression. They are important to everyday living. I’ve heard once that unless a person is capable of putting feelings and ideas into words, they remain fragments, bits and pieces without any synthesis. But the use of too many words can also indicate an incapacity to make a synthesis and make a stand.