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Humans cannot live without words We can't stop expressing ourselves Those who can't speak will draw and paint Those who can't hear will sign and gesture Those who can't express themselves will act We were born innocent Yet circumstances in life may change us We are all sinners in one way or another We pray to be better people tomorrow We try to find the healing light of truth When we do find it, we attempt to give light to others We can't stop expressing ourselves We never will and never can live without words Whichever medium or method we use We will always be sharing our thoughts on cave walls, on wood, on paper, on TV and now on the internet, on YouTube, on SNS What really changed was the speed of sharing The amount of content to take in Do we overload ourselves with too much words? Are we overwhelmed with facts and fictions? Can we properly manage information as it comes? ...?

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