The Smallest Action Is Better Than The Largest Intention
We forget the greatness of the smallest acts and sometimes overvalue words that convey great intentions. It is not the same to think as to act, nor to speak to do. No matter how insignificant an action is, it will always have more value than what remains in the air.
We are not aware of the value of everyday events, neither of others nor of ours. Of those small details and grains of sand that are capable of creating authentic smiles, generating intense emotions and starting to build our dreams.
Words that are not followed by deeds are worth nothing
Words are a powerful resource for those who know how to use them. Thanks to them, negotiations are closed, relationships begin and promises are created. But it is one thing to deliver a message or an intention, and quite another for this to come true through action.
Setting expectations for others or ourselves can lead to frustration, disappointment, or anger. Of course we are free to say what we want but let’s not forget that the fish dies through the mouth. If we are not going to comply with what we say, silence is better. What is the use of creating illusions for people or yourself?
Let us also not forget that words are a weapon of mass destruction in the mouths of manipulative people. So letting ourselves be guided by what they tell us is a double-edged sword that can sometimes catch us in immense spider webs.
Your actions define you more than your words
Most of us tend to talk more than necessary, generating promises that we will end up not keeping. This does not mean that there are no good intentions behind our words, but it is also important to consider the value that others place on what we say to them.
For you it may be a socially acceptable comment at that time that does not reach more or that you really think you are going to comply with it, but perhaps for the other person your message is invaluable. The point is that they will finally remember us for what we have done and not for what we said.
Your behaviors largely define you and it is the little details that make the difference. So the smallest gesture has more power than the most beautiful words and the most excessive intentions. Because who do you value more, someone who tells you they love you or someone who really shows it to you?
At the end of a person their traces remain and these are made up of the accumulation of their actions. Action is the indelible mark of each one of us.
Words fly, fall apart and disappear, they can even be deformed. But an event will always mark the moment in which it occurred, no matter how much someone tries to ignore it. A fact can never be deformed, only what is told about it can be transformed, and those are words …
The question is whether we value the actions that others have towards us and those that we carry out towards others as well as ourselves. I’m sure not, and that sometimes we get carried away by words. But remember that an action shows, a word only sends a message that may or may not come to pass.
