The more words we learn, the more we extend our experience. It's like music; the more nuances you find, the more feelings and meaning is released into our experience; but too much and it becomes crude, jarring. Then it can encourage, dishearten, enlighten, sicken, it can come alive when you enunciate, give different meaning depending on the accent or tone, it can cut, or sow peace..
So we are asked to love our neighbour. (being faithful in little things) and not love the whole world (only God can do this, it is His burden) but words will preserve the experience..
I am glad Barney's learnt "eat", "please", "no" and "good".
Not as happy when he spits, pinches, when he's "bad."
But no words required when he gives me a hug.
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