yes or no

why is it so hard to say yes or no?

what is the difficulty with simplicity?

is it so hard not to speak until one can act upon one's words, or not to promise until one can fulfill one's promises?

what if we only spoke what we knew, or testified to what we saw and heard, like the Lord Jesus? what if we spoke then acted, or promised then fulfilled, like God does?

would this not be a kind of power or perfection? imagine the impression left by one who does this. imagine a father who only speaks what he knows to his children, testifying only to what he personally saw and heard. this man would NEVER be wrong in matters of his experience, if he is honest. what if he always did what he said he would do, backing up all of his words with actions? this would be a powerful impression, an impersonation of Father God Himself.

words.


"To say the very thing you really mean, the whole of it, nothing more or less or other than what you really mean; that's the whole art and joy of words.

Never exaggerate. Never say more than you really mean.

The way for a person to develop a style is (a) to know exactly what he wants to say, and (b) to be sure he is saying exactly that."

Always try to use the language so as to make quite clear what you mean and make sure your sentence couldn’t mean anything else.

Always prefer the plain direct word to the long, vague one. Don’t implement promises, but keep them."

C.S. Lewis

beauty and authority are in these words, and in all words, when they are spoken with simpicity and honesty.