Throughout history, many major events have been preceded by speeches, addresses, or simply a few sentences from a poem. From Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, to Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I A Woman" speech, their powerful words have echoed across time, and still resonate with us today. But, how did these words change the world?
To change the world, minds must be changed first. Words have the power to strike emotion in people, to truly touch their hearts and deeply consider joining a cause for the betterment of humanity. When people emotionally connect to a touching speech, it sticks with them for a long time, and might make them reconsider stances they previously took. Even just a small seed of thought planted in their minds can stay with them and blossom into something that changes them.
But what if people already support this cause? How can words further affect listeners? Watching someone dramatically articulate something they strongly believe in, or even reading their powerful thoughts after the fact, and letting their speech soak in and taking it to heart, it inspires you to take action for their cause. It makes you want to reach out your hand and make a change in the world yourself. If a person had a mere interest in helping before, their opinion may elevate to one of taking measures to bring about change.
Words may not seem all that inspiring if you think of them as just a lot writing on paper. But if you open up your heart and allow them to change how you feel, to emotionally charge you to take up a cause, they can change the world one person at a time.
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