Language, the Unifier.

What separates us? Geography, personal disagreements, social standing, tastes? Now what connects us? Our tongues connect us, in multiple ways. It's an organ everybody has, and always for the same purposes. But one of those we often forget about now is that of letting us talk. Language (another word for which of course is "tongue" itself) is what we have for communication, as you all know. But even now, in 2017 (and a happy new year to you all, by the way), with so many unconventional new communication forms, languages can be fascinatingly enigmatic.


Collectively and individually, they're like a puzzle. In each one, every word is so different yet mutually beneficial, if you removed just one, something vital would be gone. But collectively is where the real links, positive and unmistakable, become clear. Most of the words change, but never their definitions. I say "Most of" there because remember, the English language is a composite of all others.

I'm no philologist, but I just love how all languages interconnect. And that's not even including kinds like body language, which even has inter-species similarities. That interconnection is very important today, when religious and cultural conflicts still rage. Our connections have always outnumbered our contrasts. And they start with what rolls off our tongues.