Skip to main content

It's Not About The Language

How often have you been teased and called names for speaking a language you're comfortable with And are confident the other person understands Very well? If you think it's just you or that you're the one at fault, Trust me, you're not the one who's wrong here. It's not about the language.

From a very young age, kids are encouraged and often even persuaded to learn different languages. And when those same kids grow up and use their skills in normal interactions, it is termed as Style or Show Off. The level of hypocrisy knows no bounds. A teacher who might use a foreign language to interact with her students in class may discourage the use of that very language in her home for no apperant reason at all. In my opinion, it is not the language which matters but the mentality and attitudes of the people around you. Language has never been and can not be a measure of knowledge or intelligence. It is merely a medium through which we communicate with one another. Being fluent in more than 1 language is not a blessing everyone gets.

All that should matter is that when you say something, the person you're interacting with should understand it. If you are familiar with a language and are positive that your companion is also well versed in it, never shy away from showing off your talent. Doesn't matter if the other person thinks of it as bragging.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Protection or Prison

  Under the guise of safety  We keep our doors closed Merely imagining the world beyond We accept to be forever entombed What we fail to recognize Is that we are our own prison Limiting our own powers We have given up our own freedom What started as protection Has now become a jail That which we are so afraid to break out of That which has become our excuse to fail   The reality is not what we believe Rather, we can actually take charge Change the direction our destiny takes And break free from the tower so large -Tamrina
4 comments
Read more

The Evolving Lyrics of Life

I often say music is the sound of the soul and basically equivalent to oxygen for me. I know it sounds like a cliché but hear me out. All my life, starting from as early as I can remember, music has been my constant companion: in my joys and sorrows, smiles and tears, greetings and losses, it has been an integral part of almost all of my core memories. It inspires me, holds my hand when I am alone and even makes me make sense of my complicated emotions when I am unable to. Something similar happened a couple days ago and I want to talk about it.   Chaahe jo tumhe poore dil se, milta hai wo mushkil se. Aisa jo koi kahin hai, bas wo hi sabse haseen hai. Uss haath ko tum thaam lo, wo meharban kal ho na ho I am sure a majority of you have heard these lines many times and we all have our own interpretations of them, I did too. My understanding of these lines emphasized how we should embrace the love that walks into our lives and hold on to it as it is a rare thing to find but also, we m...
2 comments
Read more

My 2024 Wrapped

  I have contemplated writing this post, wondering if I am really in a mood to travel back down the memory lane and explore the year I had. But here I am, reflecting on what all went down in the last year, just as a way for myself to document my journey through the chaos. I started 2024 in a not so good mood, with dealing  emotions that were just too heavy to be explained in words or even understood, from feeling lost and alone to at the same time feeling guilty about letting down the people who cared for me, it was a complicated beginning. Then came a happy moment when I attended my first ever concert, something I desperately wanted to do. On the work front, I continued my MPhil journey, learning things I assumed I wouldn’t be able to do and finding ways to accomplish my goals in ways that were interesting to say the least. Feelings of being overwhelmed and not doing enough for my goals were a near constant, often to the point of being counterproductive. I learn...
4 comments
Read more