Reply

As i was lying in bed last night, a sudden thought hit my mind, or to be more accurate, it was a word. Reply. Though this may be a word that people always see all over the place, from Facebook, from Twitter, and from the various websites or electronic devices, have anyone ever give a thought about this word? Perhaps not, or maybe yes, but certainly not for long for most people. Due to the many events that happen to me throughout my life, especially these recent years, though I have just been of this world for a mere 17 years, I wondered about the significance of this word 'reply', for the first time in my entire life.
What is a reply? Some people might say, 'Oh, it's just a response to a question asked', or, 'It's the second crucial step in communications! For without a reply, no conversation can be continued, and without a conversation, it's not much of communications any more.' Though the latter is highly uncommon, it gets you thinking, thinking about how important a reply is, thinking of the significance that a reply, or every single replies received, have made a difference in your life. Ok, I may be exaggerating, because people usually will not think so much, and yes, it may just be that there is only me that would consider so much about just this one common word.

Well, what is a reply to you anyway? I may not be able to get your answer straight away because, obviously, I'm not standing in front of you and asking you this question directly. And so, I guess I'll just have to answer this question first! What is, a reply to me? In my own personal view, I feel that a reply is a very precious thing indeed, and that I will treasure each and every reply that i have received dearly, because I may have considered one fact that not many people do, a reply could show the state of your friendship, of your relationship you have, with other people! Depending on the reply, you could jolly well tell how much of a person you are to the other guy, or girl. Depending on the reply, you could see how much the other person cares for you!

So now, have your perception on my question changed? To me, if I were to not receive a reply, I will start thinking "What am I to you? Am i still a friend? Do you not consider me a friend at all, so much that you don't even bother to just give me a single reply?" Honestly, I will appreciate a late reply, as long as I can get the reply!! The only thing is, if it's ridiculously long before i receive your reply, I might have forgotten about it and it would have resulted in me missing out a part of my life without me ever knowing what is missing, and that would have been damn sad indeed. Just think about it, are you sure that you have absolutely never received replies that made your world change, forever? For the better or sadly, for the worst? It is the way of the world, and the replies I received have so far changed me, changed my life for the better!

Communication is an important part of our lives, for miscommunication can change someone else's life forever. It is a two-way thing, that cannot work unless, someone takes the first step to attempt at communicating, and someone else, takes the second and equally crucial step to show a response, that is, to reply. In fact, a reply can be so important that once there is no reply, a friendship can be forgotten, no matter how many years it took to achieve that level of friendship; a relationship can go wrong even, no matter how much love and trust placed into the relationship!! So, just reconsider your action, are you that sure you do not want to reply? Are you sure, that you are able to handle the disastrous catastrophe that might just follow after?

No reply means miscommunication. Miscommunication means the tearing apart of two souls that used to be one, the riping of a once strong and wonder friendship, and tearing asunder of a peaceful world that everyone understands each other. This is what not replying can mean, what not replying can summon forth, and what you might have to deal with. Such is the consequence of not replying, and the significance of the word "Reply".

I thus end this post now, hoping that this post have brought about insights to you, towards the many little things that we tend to leave out in our lives. However, it would be gratifying if you would leave just a short comment of at least 5 words to tell me your thoughts about this post.

Thank You!!