The value of words in our modern society has declined to next-to-nothing.

The increased mediums that one conveys their thoughts in, such as instant messaging, facebook, email, or chatting endlessly on the phone, have decreased the rarity of one’s use of words.

Let me try to be a little clearer. In past days, the way one reflected his thoughts was through speaking, writing a letter, or a through a piece of literature. Words were, relatively, scarce. But because of the superfluous ways in which we are able to express ourselves in words, hypocrisy has become more and more ‘apparent’, and therefore the weight and value of one’s words has declined greatly.

I know a person who has openly shared the fact the he partys (hard), enjoys the company of the opposite sex, and engages in long nights of meaningless acts of ‘youth’. I’ve no right to have a problem with that. After doing all those things, he logs in on facebook or msn messenger and writes in his status or nickname something that is in the lines of a religious declaration- a declaration of love for the Prophet and his Household- for God. And THAT angers me.

Maybe I’m off topic here… maybe I’m posting this out of anger and dismay…

But I really believe that before such hypocrites – whose words have no value whatsoever- can say something like Mohammad is my savior, or Imam Ali is my savior… I- a Muslim- have more right to say that…

Jesus is my savior.