Imagine for a moment you have had your tongue cut from your mouth.
No, I mean it. Take a moment, close your eyes and know this imagery. If you need help, consider the following:
As I said, your tongue has been cut from your mouth. It was tossed to the ground as if to be a snack for a dog. Blood pours from your mouth and despite the copious red liquid you taste nothing. You will taste nothing for the rest of your life.
Think on that.
You focus on the pain. Just after your tongue is pulled from your mouth your adrenaline pumps to a furious level, a terrible heat rises in your chest. Your eyeballs point upward; they search for the back of your head. The pain pushes you to the brink of darkness, unconsciousness a beckoning scream. You choke on the blood. You cough violently and - like lightning - the pain spiderwebs through your entire body.
It gets worse.
Imagine a weak person you know, someone who does not deserve the air they breathe. Maybe they are your enemy. Maybe they are basal and selfish. Maybe that person was someone you once loved. Maybe he or she is a tyrant. Know this person. Consider them. What is the color of their eyes? How do they stand? Hear their voice. Now imagine . . . this ugly person is the one who separated you from your tongue. You hear them laugh at you. The cackles are followed with words of derision. Their voice stings you because you realize the most awful thought of all.
You will not speak again.
And this is when the tears begin streaming down your cheeks. Your body convulses. You try to think of a way to reverse your loss, but there is no help. No more will you utter a word. You will never be able to say "I love you" again. Your words will come forward as mutilated vowels, stemming from your throat. You will have the vocabulary of a ghost. Your voice is at your feet, in the stomach a dog, buried in the dirt.
Think of these things. Really consider them. These grotesque images will guide you if you surrender your ego to the absence of your tongue.
Yes, imagine for a moment you have had your tongue cut from your mouth - and then - with pain of mind . . .
. . . choose your words carefully.
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