of deciding what events are important in our lives? What does this mean you ask? Well, a reporter selects which stories he would like to broadcast on the air, and those are the stories that we hear about. What a reporter tells us strongly influences our view of reality. When a news broadcaster continually airs stories about shootings, murders, and crimes, then our reality takes on the shape of a rather violent world. In another country, like Japan, violence is not so commonplace. Japanese have a more pacified view of reality, because violence is not so openly spoke about. See how words and language shape reality for each of us? Humans can not help being influenced by what is said to them. We can not forget things that we hear.First impressions are weighted heavily in our world. Why? It is because the language we use influences what other people think about us. If I meet a man and he is poorly spoken, then I will be quick to assume that he is not intelligent. His words shaped a reality in my mind about him. He may in fact have an IQ of 115 and be the inventor of toasters for all I know. This shows that reality may not be what is real. The way we see things, may not be the real story. Overall, people are quick to judge and this creates false pretenses for many of us. We should not accept a reality that has been told to us, rather take what we know and investigate it to create our own reality. The influences of language will still hold true, but an awareness of this can make all the difference. Have you ever thought that someone is mean just because someone says so, even though you have never met this alleged “mean” person? You shaped a reality about a person without even talking to him. Language is strong and unavoidable. Its power is remarkable and confusing. How can words be so overbearing, and seem so simple? Every day we probably shape reality for someone just by the words we say. Reality never s...
