His Highness the Word
A young man, but already of age, was speaking with his grandfather - the elder.
They talked about many different things, about the sky and the earth, about truth and lies, and at one moment the grandson asked:
- What is the meaning of a word? After all, with a word one can warm, offend, humiliate, or elevate to the heavens?
- A word can wound or kill a person, help, support, turn a friend into an enemy or vice versa, - replied the sage. - But to distinguish all this, a word has seven levels:
The first is the black word, it is almost like the language of animals, a cry, a curse, profanity, this is the lowest level of human communication.
The second is the empty word, a word without meaning, when a person talks a lot but actually says nothing.
The third is the warm word, it can warm a person's soul, encourage and support them.
The fourth word is the golden word, for it a person is ready to give their gold, their wealth.
The fifth is the red word, the word of the orator, with it one can persuade, conquer, or reconcile many people.
The sixth word is the word of prophets, which must never be distorted.
And the seventh is the holy word, it is pronounced in the name of God, when the full depth of His wisdom is raised and it becomes Divine.
Remember, son, not everyone is destined to rise to such a level.