2. Power of Words
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Once a small town was visited by a saint. As he passed by a small hut, a woman came to him and begged him to pray for her critically ill child. Since the saint was new to the town, a group gathered around him to see if he can do anything. The woman brought the sick child to him and he chanted a prayer over her. 'Do you really think your prayers will help her when medicine has failed? After all, they are just some words!', yelled a man from the crowd. 'You idiot! You have no idea what I am doing! So just shut up and get out of here!', shouted the saint to the man. The man grew furious and he became hot and red. 'How dare you speak to me like that!', he fumed. 'Well, if one word has the power to make you so furious, why can't another word have the power to heal this child?', asked the saint with a smile.
Be careful what words you use to others and to yourself, because words have unimaginable power!