Example Essay

What Words Cannot Say

When one does not enjoy a particular type of food, they usually scrunch their noses up and frown. One can immediately tell just how bad the food was just by looking at the person’s expression. If the person was just downright glaring at the meal (if it could be classified as one) as if it had greatly offended their person, then one can really see the extent of how terrible it was. If said person tasting the food just said, “This food tastes bad” with his face set like it had numbed out just doesn’t give the desired impact. The people could wonder, “How bad?” or “was it bad...bad? Or just… bad?” If the person who tasted the food made a face and coupled it up with gagging gestures, people will understand how horrible the dish was. Isn’t this a much more effective way of expressing oneself?

Gestures can articulate feelings and thoughts better than words. For example, when a man from a fishing trip excitedly relates to his wife how he “caught a fish this big, darling!” with his hands demonstrating the shear size of the fish, the wife can see a better picture with this than just have her husband tell her “The fish I caught was big, honey.”

Gestures can also convey the extent of one’s tionsean also articulatesh. Turney hell and back just to they lovet tell her that "emotions because words just don’t do them any justice. One example would be spreading one’s arms so wide with an exclamation of “I love you this much!” to make their special someone realize just how much they love them and how they would journey hell and back for them. Other example is when one is extremely angry they clench their fists to that point that their knuckles turn absolutely white, their eyebrows furrow and they grit their teeth.

People cannot perceive the depths of someone’s emotions if their faces are just set to deadpan with their arms stuck to their sides. We cannot sense the urgency of a situation when someone just says “There’s a fire nearby” with a straight face.

Gestures and facial expressions can communicate our thoughts and sentiments more effectively than what words can. Facial expressions can tell a lot of things, things that can not be deciphered when only spoken. When we speak, we must do so with life and vigor. When we tell a story, we should be animated and full of keyed up gestures. Because actions can always bring more color and meaning to what we have to say.