From that day on, he rarely said anything disparaging and strived not to abuse other people with words. This was a close call-one that Lincoln never forgot. However, on the appointed day, Shields was convinced to give up the fight. Opposed to dueling, Lincoln could find no way out and still save honor. As a result, Shields challenged Lincoln to a duel to the death. When Lincoln was a young man, he liked to write insulting letters that criticized people, including politician John Shields. There once was a man who became a great leader because he learned the value of words. What type of things should we say? (Good things.) What should we ask ourselves before we speak? (Is it going to lift up another person, or is it going to tear down another person?)ĭo you agree with this statement? Why would keeping your tongue in check be a mark of virtue? (If one is able to control his or her words, he or she will have no reason for regret.) Why are such forms of speech bad? (They hurt others, and they hurt/lower our own character.) Let’s look at the Bible to see what God has to say about how we use our words. (Feel free to share examples, and let your students share their own experiences of being hurt by someone else’s words.) If one cusses another person out, a relationship can be lost because one person is offended and hurt by the other. Sometimes the words we use take years to apologize for and/or overcome. Once a thing is spoken, it cannot be taken back. When done with this exercise, explain this is how words work. When he is done, ask the student to put the toothpaste back into the tube. He can use the whole tube if his heart desires (whatever he feels is a good amount). He can do however much or however little he wants. Ask the volunteer to squirt some of the toothpaste onto the paper plate. Take a tube of toothpaste, a spoon and a paper plate. “Sticks and stones may break my bones, ( but words will never hurt me).”-Anonymous Proverbĭo you think the final quote is true-that words never hurt us?Īs in our game, we have a tendency to remember what someone has said to us. “Let me show you how it’s done, ( Loser!)”-Babe Ruth “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are ( Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness).”-The Declaration of Independence “Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone ( in the light).”-Hellen Keller “There’s no place like ( home).”-Dorothy Gale, Wizard of Oz by L. “( Elementary,) my dear Watson.”- Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle “All is fair in love ( and war).”-Anonymous Proverb “With great power comes great ( responsibility).”-Voltaire (or Spiderman, whatever) “If you have a complete set of salad bowls and they all say Cool Whip on the side, you might be ( a redneck).”-Jeff Foxworthy
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