Profanity

Ever met a decent or distinguished looking person who uttered words that made you do a double take? Perhaps the string of expletives they dropped or the manner in which the words hit like eggs smashed against a wall. Did you think that person or certain people are above using swear words? I suppose so, but isn't it surprising; even church people use profanity. The ones that are considered to be morally upright, possessing a cultured tongue, well mannered, tolerant and understanding; sometimes they are pushed beyond their limits (or not) and then they burst forth words that are considered censored. For some others though, cussing in as near to them as fish is to water, with all or most of their discussions tainted with intensifiers that are most times unnecessary. Indeed swearing is considered normal in such circles that to abstain from such is to be tagged with un-cool titles.
The issue of profanity and its use is a result of the ingestion of unsavory material. Out of the heart the mouth speaks (Matthew 15:18). Either by association (friends and peers) or by trend (movies and music). What we have inside will always, definitely find a way out of us. It might take time, but eventually. As much as we ingest things that are pure, good, noble and all, if there’s so much as a little dirt in us, it will show. And that’s what happens. All content is a function of our environment and what reigns in each person be it poisonous or healthy.
In spite of the bowdlerization in the things we see and hear, the encouragement of profanity is on the increase. It is not out of place for people to act indecorously now that the world is leaning towards the blurred lines of reality that we have as a result of dumbing down our moral intelligence. But then, what is it about profanity that makes it so appealing that it is almost inexpugnable? Swear words are taboo especially for certain age ranges but it still is alluring for use especially to them. Perhaps because some classes of people are "allowed" to use it as a result of their age and status, it is increasingly difficult to deter others from doing just that. Forbidden things usually arouse rebellion but more so profanity. At the least expected moments it pops out and initially we are surprised but we find reason to explain it away. Isn't that reflective of what we expose ourselves to and the state of our morality? No doubt we're humans but could we make efforts to clean up our hearts and the language?

#UnChurched
17/11/2016
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