When words find meaning

We learn about the words after being taught of its usage. Later we observe how others use it that stimulates the innate ability to organize the spoken language hard wired through evolution. Meanwhile if we have any doubts about any word that we come across we check the dictionary and align ourselves to the meaning so as to make sense to the reference. We take this initiative since we want others to understand our thoughts hence able to communicate with these basic agreement on meaning.  

Language comes alive in an exchange and expands in a clique setting. It acquires its own life as it strives to grow with the influence, or without. Language can sometimes finds its own way. The words can find its own meanings making our communication meaningless. It has started to happen that the words began to move away from its assigned meaning. So you go to the shop and ask for bottle of wine and the fellow hands you oranges. Its absurd, and then you set out to rediscover the whole act of communication. You point to grapes and act out the crushing, fermentation…so on that he finally gets it with a “Aha”. And hands over the white wine, and then you point to red tapestry on the wall to ask for red wine. It’s been happening all across the world, in all the languages, the words were losing its meaning. Randomly, nevertheless at great pace. There was chaos in the streets, in the offices and at homes. People were first baffled and now quite frustrated as they negotiated their daily life in meaningless communication. They just couldn’t understand why the words wouldn’t carry the meaning. Meanwhile they clung to the words that haven’t lost its meaning yet as if it was their only valuable possession left. They repeated these word to each other so that they could firmly hold on to its meaning. But many suspected that while they repeat these words it seems to be losing its meaning. It was a terrifying reality. It was as if you are standing on a crumbling foundation while staring onto dark unfolding abyss that was engulfing everything around. Some people say that they can see the words moving out into the sky alphabet by alphabet and clung to the passing cloud. While others speculate it must be happening in the darkness of the night otherwise they would have surely seen it. Meanwhile people sat in front of television and laptops surfing channels and websites looking at pictures without having any idea of what was the meaning of what is being said or written. Alphabets were moving around creating random words and unintended meaning. They laughed at the absurdity as leaders spoke with confident demeanor and charm of a salesman but sounded comical and hollow. The meaninglessness was much glaring to everyone as they nodded to each other while they distracted themselves to the noise the words produced –the tone and tenor, they focused on the attire, the color, the quality of stitching so on, and soon conceived their own version of what the leader or the entertainer was trying to say. They laughed loudly, and sometimes uncontrollably, when the body language of the speaker contradicted with what they had conceived as the meaning of the word uttered. This turned out to be quite interesting whiling and satisfying experience as everyone had their own version of reality that they were happy with. They observed the visuals of the news and conceived their own interpretation of what had really happened by logically extending and extrapolating or sometimes in order to not burden their brain –which was becoming quite common, included their own fantastical version, allusions and quirks. It was amazing that they could form reality as they desired. Everyone had their own take on the reality. Since words were meaningless they didn’t share these. They frequently smiled and waved at each other courteously. Sometimes making heart shaped signs or placing their palm on the chest as sign of peace. It was quite a satisfying arrangement. They no longer used words to express anything, and so replaced it with silence and observation. Their body was attuning to the reality in its own unique way and channeling a force they rarely reckon. They look deeply into the flowers and insects, without any distraction. They keenly observe emotions that worked and expressed on faces of fellow humans and animals. They sat quietly under the moonlight to stare at the stars, and wonder about the world. They listen to the call of night birds and the silence that it deepen. They feel the waves thrashing the beach and watch the unsteady claw of crabs grabbing the sand. Gently they were awakening to a new language that was undulating in their mind and reaching out to the universe.