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The very act of clicking on the comment button and typing some letters from the alphabet is a deed, no matter which words I choose. For how many people read your blog–or mine, for that matter–have thoughts, and do not respond?
As far as language goes, I find it interesting that no matter where you go in the world: a tear is a tear, a smile is a smile. I once read that birds sing with the same sixteen notes that humans use. Does this not make music the voice of every creature? I once saw a fisherman land a red snapper and lay it out on the wharf. The snapper was clearly begging for his life; although I did not know his language, I understood, and I almost reached down to push his over the edge. Sometimes, I still wish I had been brave enough to answer his prayers. (How hard it is to turn away, once you understand.)
As far as ‘Show Don’t Tell’ goes, anything can be taken too far.
As far as the folks who read a post and don’t respond, I can handle the idea that they found nothing moving enough to respond to, or that the whole post bored them, or that they’re a bit shy, or even that they have some fear about online interaction; but, the ones who read, respond at depth, and don’t comment, perhaps I can now think of them as treating me like that snapper :-) ?
Birds? Wow! I once sat in a Florida dusk with a friend. A mocking bird landed on a branch above us. My friend whistled a few notes. The bird whistled the same notes and added a few. She copied the bird and extended it. It went on till she couldn’t keep up with the bird’s abilities :-)
Taking Show Don’t Tell too far, eh? Hmmm… There might be a really good short story in that idea……………………………………………..