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A Reflection On Margaret Thatcher Karlo Ancheta

George Orwell said "if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought." The author reflects on encountering this assertion in elementary school and how it influenced them. They realized words from the past are still applicable today and can renew our fate. Our words express our thoughts and have power to bring people together or divide them. Habits, including our use of language, shape our character on a daily basis, often without conscious thought.

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A Reflection On Margaret Thatcher Karlo Ancheta

George Orwell said "if thought corrupts language, language can also corrupt thought." The author reflects on encountering this assertion in elementary school and how it influenced them. They realized words from the past are still applicable today and can renew our fate. Our words express our thoughts and have power to bring people together or divide them. Habits, including our use of language, shape our character on a daily basis, often without conscious thought.

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A REFLECTION ON MARGARET THATCHER

“But if thought corrupts language, language


can also corrupt thought.” ~ George Orwell
by Karlo Ancheta

Every single word is a result of the human mind's fallibility. Our heads
are like little thinking cul-de-sacs waiting to burst forth into sentences. Our
brains are tiny universes in motion, firing billions of synapses to generate a
plethora of thoughts.
We can only communicate these thoughts to each other through speech.
But first, we must clear our minds.

My first encounter with this profound assertion occurred while I was in


elementary school. I'm not sure whether I was formally introduced to it or
whether I just came upon it. Our teacher lectured us on the implications of
this argument later in one of our "ESP" classes. It had a huge influence on
me.

To enumerate a few: 1) Wonderful words from the past that are


undeniably still applicable today and should be rehashed for others to
realize its importance – not only on their own life but in the lives of many; 2)
I realized also that if we take a step back and look at what was said so
many years ago, we'll see that we were told how to renew and direct our
own fate, and that’s what I realize little by little, until today I discover that I
am traversing the path that I have pondered upon.

In the outset, what we think frequently falls out of our mouth and into
the ears of others. Our words have an effect on how we feel about
ourselves and how others think and feel. Pondering, I came to believe that
indeed, words are signals that convey to ourselves and others what is
going on in our heads. In our voices, we express our worries, sorrows, joys,
passion, and dreams.

More to it, our words cause things to happen. Our words have the
power to bring people together or keep them apart. We can empower
ourselves to do things we never thought possible with our voices, and we
can also inspire others to step into their own personal power so they can
serve their communities. Words have the ability to both relax and excite us.
Words have the power to change the course of a country. So, keep an eye
on what you're thinking and stay alert.
Lastly, let me share what is in my thoughts – that a habit is an activity
that we do on a daily basis, often without thinking about it. That's what we
do. If we do something and it feels nice or gives us the results we want, we
are likely to do it again and again. Some behaviors are helpful, whereas
others can be harmful. It's commonly referred to as an addiction if it's
harmful. It's referred to as good discipline if it's beneficial. Unconsciously,
we engage in a variety of minor "habits" during the day. Some of us are
used to being neat or messy, early or late, rude or courteous, happy or
angry. Both of these are habitual states of being. As a result, our habits
form who we are, or our character.

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