I dearly love cursing. It really is enjoyable.
I've always liked it, and it elementary school I struggled with it, even if my vocabulary was limited to things such as butt and poop. I really forced myself to clean up when I came to Harding but being back in the public school system has brought it out of me again.
I think curse words are useful in the english language. I have already admitted my predelection to cursing but I don't like it when every other word out of a person's mouth is a curse word. This just leaves the listener feeling jaded. ( like the Tropic Thunder effect, only that was more about gore than language) They are best used sparingly and at appropriate moments.
For example, if you walk into a village full of dead and mutilated bodies anything less then a well emphasised "what the ****" is going to fall short of the mark and sound like the sickening understatment that it is. The jolt that curse words give in language should be used when the situation mirrors the jolt.
The nature of curse words is interesting. When we're little kids the most shocking thing known to us consists of fecal matter so we make a social meaning out of, quite literally, shit.
When we're older most of the words seem to have something to do with sex. (f***) (s****)
I wonder, if when we're old and wrinkly and sex isn't such a big deal anymore if we'll go back to cursing about the bladder, and this time the words will be coupled with several choice pseudonyms for bed pans. Or maybe we'll find somthing else to curse about. Death? Money? Bingo?
Unfortunately most of my grandparents do not curse- even my Vietnam Veteran Uncle doesn't curse anymore, at least not in front of me.
Perhaps cursing is something we grow out of when, after a while, nothing in this world is shocking enough that its worth cursing about.
That sounds depressing to me.
But however much I enjoy and appreciate curse words I understand why I need to clean up my language. You can debate the morality of curse words like you can debate the morality of eating meat sacreficed to greek gods but since it can lead others to sin it is a sin for me to do it.
I need to stop. I'm going to try to stop. Who will take me seriously when I talk about spritual things if I use those words?
So this blog is my fare well letter to piratey language. Goodbye, I will miss you, but it never would have worked out between us.
Adeiu
3 comments:
Words are words, if people are going to ignore what you have to say concerning religion because of that, then that's their ignorance. I mean, seriously? I don't think God cares when I say "hot damn thats a good sandwich!" But I dunno, I have no idea what God cares about. Just seems silly to associate vocabulary with sin. Just my two cents.
Cursing.
It doesn't impress me, but I'm mainly apathetic about it. I'd only use them to make a point, but I haven't needed to use them yet. Using them to describe things...eh. It could definitely be a vent for anger, but I don't think it's worth it.
The whole cursing and religion thing: You say you're a Christian or whatever. You believe in God. Let's say you believe in the Bible. If you're talking to someone about it, he's going to think you fake or not so serious about it because of all the verses against "unwholesome talk". It'd be somewhat hypocritical.
It is hypocritical and not worth the cost. This was a confessional blog- that I have this temptation and I'm putting it behind me now.
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