YOU GET ME?

OUR ABILITY TO COMMUNICATE IDEAS IS BOUND BY THE DEPTH OF OUR VOCABULARY. WITHOUT THE RIGHT WORDS, COMMUNICATION BECOMES CRUDE, AND THE IDEAS WE TRY TO EXPRESS LOSE THEIR CLARITY AND RESOLUTION.

 I REMEMBER AS A CHILD BEING ASKED WHAT I WANTED TO BE WHEN I GREW UP. I ANSWERED “INVENTOR.” AT THE TIME, THIS CONFUSED PEOPLE, AND LOOKING BACK, I REALISE IT WASN’T EXACTLY WHAT I MEANT. WHAT I WANTED TO CONVEY WAS THE IDEA OF EXPERIMENTING AND EXPLORING, BUT “INVENTOR” WAS THE BEST WORD I HAD TO EXPRESS THAT VISION WITH MY LIMITED VOCABULARY.

 THIS EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS HOW LANGUAGE SHAPES NOT JUST WHAT WE COMMUNICATE BUT HOW WE UNDERSTAND OURSELVES AND OUR ASPIRATIONS. THE WORDS WE HAVE ACCESS TO BECOME THE FRAMEWORK FOR OUR THOUGHTS, AND WHEN THOSE WORDS FALL SHORT, SO DOES OUR ABILITY TO FULLY ARTICULATE WHAT WE MEAN.