If we speak to water good words such as saying, "You are beautiful! I love you," with instantaneous freezing, its crystallization looks very beautiful, while if we speak bad words to the same water such as "Foolish" and "Death," its crystallization looks irregularly broken. What happens to man with the same words? I heard a loving couple quarreled all night long because of a trivial misunderstanding. Next day the husband had a traffic accident and died on the spot. Touching words coming from a good heart strengthens and encourages the soul, but a single word hurled carelessly may cause irrevocable damage. Therefore, I hope you realize this fact and try to comfort each other with good and beautiful words. "The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit." (Proverbs 18:21) From Rev. Dr. Jaerock Lee's column series "Siloam" on Dong-A Ilbo