Reticence - Observation

I am quite fond of uncommon words - their connotation breathes stronger than the diluted fare of verbiage that we trade daily. Every so often, a word like this is thrown as a gauntlet, testing the mind as to whether it was used in the correct manner. Reticence is a type of attitude, a sort of reluctance to engage in the "shoot first, ask questions later" mentality. To analyze the situation in order to determine the best course to pursue.

This word is descriptive enough to shape an imaginary person's demeanor into a second dimension. Cordiality is another one of these words, for it is a lost art of our generation. There are exceptions to the rule, but they are just that - rare and valuable when discovered.

Words are the primary means of communication and it is a pity how carelessly they are tossed, mutilated into text-speak, and squeezed into improper context. I am not advocating the strictness of the Which's alarming edict in The Phantom Tollbooth - paring down the use of words until deciding the policy in the realm of words should be "Silence is Golden." Later on in the same book, the Soundkeeper grew so protective of her beloved bounty from the encroachment of nasty noise, that she stopped sound altogether in her valley. For if a sound was no longer heard and recognized by hearers - the sad truth was that it would cease to exist.

No, I am merely requesting that people would be mindful in their choice of expressing themselves. For in an age where communication is primarily done in an impersonal manner, we should keep in mind that the loss of the face-to-face banter needs the compensation of clarity in the words we will use. To be misunderstood is frustrating - your own words are flung in your face, albeit distorted and mangled.

There is a beauty and everything we are given to experience and use in this mortal plane, and I will be grateful for the voice I am given, though it may not reach the quality in song that I would wish. Though if everyone sang with a skilled voice, our choruses would be better, though the phenomenon of a gifted vocalist would not be as striking...

I apologize for the digression, and will not take any more of your invaluable time, I thank you for how much you have gifted me with already.