Inspirational quote

I still believe that if your aim is to change the world, journalism is a more immediate short-term weapon.”

Tom Stoppard

Too me this quote makes me want to continue pursuing journalism because I know just how much power there is in words. Words have as much, if not more, effect on people then physical pains. Words can describe sound, picture, and can even affect a persons emotions. For instance getting hit can leave a mark on your body but as soon as that bruise or scratch heals the memory of words that were exchanged will forever haunt your memories. Words used in journalism make a person think, believe and even take actions both in the present in future. You can't change the past. What has happened cannot be undone or unsaid and especially no erased once it has been written. Words can hurt a person and even lift a person up in a time of struggle. The power that words can have astonishes me especially when in this quote it is compared to something as terrorizing as weapons.