There are however a few thoughts that I thought I'll share.
What do you think about vulgarities/profanities?
Sounds really controversial now and well even if it does I think its something that's highly prevalent in our society and unfortunately in the Armed Forces no matter which nation you're in. Generally perceived as something 'wrong' and should be avoided, some have taken all liberty with 'them'. Is there really a need for such crude language?
Personally I think in all aspects of life it is something to be avoided. There are no benefits to it and only serves to 'pollute' the minds of young people and giving permission to our burst of anger.
Anger is highly associated with them and I think most who use profanities have poor self mastery hence unable to control their mouth and emotions.
The Bible also clearly states, how can we with our mouth curse and praise at the same time? So it seems pretty clear there is no case and space for vulgarities.
HOWEVER with all that said, may I share an experience?
I have used the 'F' word before and under a circumstance that I thought reasonable and perhaps why the existant of profanities. It happened like this:
We were conducting an exercise and live rounds were used. It was dangerous and safety was emphasized to trainees that their technical handling and their obedience in following orders is paramount to not causing freak accidents.
It so happened that there was this trainee that I was watching over that not only did not handle his weapon properly but also pose a danger of his cadet. I was trying to be patient and made certain that he resolved the problem and try to follow instructions when he commit the same mistake again. I gave it to him this time not wanting to compromise on the seriousness of the situation. It was so loud and as I was one that have been known never to use vulgarities, my colleagues joked that the live firing momentarily seized when I had used it on the trainee.
The point I'm trying to make here is not to justify myself but to say that the creation for vulgarities probably have a cause and I deeply believe that it is so prevalent in the military because of the context. A simple vulgarity can easily replaced many words to convey the seriousness and the significance of the mistake especially in the case of lives. To the civilian and the ladies, perhaps this might be foreign and distant but when the timing arises and circumstances do not allow us time to explain or to convey our anger/displeasure, vulgarities seem to work and have proven to work. The stress that it imposes help to reinforce what we were trying to say simply with a vulgarity.
Just to say again that I am not encouraging the use of vulgarities nor advocating their use. But to show that perhaps it can serve its purpose for what it was created for. That it is perhaps understandable for the use of it in certain circumstance. Perhaps I am shortsighted and have missed out other considerations but in all I want to say is, lets try not to use it. Lets find ways to replace them and if possible to eradicate them. Use it less often so that when it is used, people know you mean business. =p
Would sure love to hear comments and remarks on this somewhat controversial subject.
Lord show us what we can do with our lives, our deeds and words. Discipline in the use of our mouth for your praise is important and that we should never curse with it. So we dont curse the person but the action just as we dont hate the person but the action? Lord teach me and guide me. I am willing to obey if you would simply say yes or no? Or perhaps you're telling us there are certain things that you dont really mind and this is one of them? I doubt so, so speak and I believe your people will listen. =)
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