it is funny how a word can have opposite meanings, even to the point of it being a paradox in itself.
i often hear people talk about “life” being hard and unfair and whatnot. i hear them saying that the “truth” hurts. and yet, at the very same time, they turn their heads and say that “life” is a daring adventure, a journey, etc AND that the “truth” sets us free.
two things here:
(1) it is what it is.
(2) those abstract words CAN NOT have opposite meanings.
words are simply images communicated. and images (words — the way we communicate with others and more importantly, with ourselves) have a major bearing in shaping our lives and destiny. there is no getting around that. it is principle. law.
this is not morphology nor is this etymology.
this goes way deeper or higher than that.
so, people at times tend to look too much into a situation or words and label them according to what fits their experience and situation at that time. (yea, look at me now.)
BUT it is what it is.
words do not have life of their own unless we give them.
they are just a.l.p.h.a.b.e.t. l.e.t.t.e.r.s that make up a word that communicates an image or an idea.
truth is words do have immense power beyond the sticks and stones. but we are the ones who thrust them with powers. no “us”, words are virtually dead.
and what ever power we give them sets our reality to our experience.
as for words can NOT have opposite meanings, this is how i mean.
most people view life as either/or.
sometimes, it is on the good side. at others, it falls on the negative feel.
i decided long ago to stop using the word “problem” and substitute it with the word “challenge”. i noticed that the fear of a problem decreased if not vanished, because the concept i have of a challenge is that of a “Fear Factor” challenge. you have a go at it and you overcome it.
so, when i read in my bible that JESUS = LIFE. and yes, i know there are at least four different translations and meanings to the word life from the original text in hebrew and greek, i recognized that the least of them had to do about “existing”. meaning LIFE as being alive and breathing.
the rest of the “LIFE” words/translations all had to do with the quality of living and quality of life itself. and each one of them hints and points to good, beautiful, victorious, freedom, LIFE!
not hard. not unfair. not crazy. not any of those things that “they” use to describe or talk about life. if anything, they are talking about the “world”.
but LIFE? nope. never. could not be. wrong number. try again.
JESUS = LIFE.
FREEDOM = LIFE.
SALVATION = LIFE.
SHALOM = LIFE.
etc, etc, etc = LIFE.
my point is, you totally set your subconscious mind to “yes” what you believe a certain word gives you. and again, your subconscious (or HEART) is the satellite center of your life.
this is not a play on words.
you are either bounded and limited by your words (and the meaning you place on those words).
OR
you are building the foundation and shaping your current reality to a LIFE of FREEDOM.
and here is the kicker: regardless of what you believe or how you use your words, your words get to your future way before you do. and will operate and work the way you told them to.
