* Bruises *

If it hurts, it will bruise.

I was thinking... a few days ago after reading the book
"The Castle in the Forest" once again...
... and all it came to mind was the sentence written above.

I know, own experience, that if someone hits you, it will bruise...
... no matter how soft they do it.

But what if every time someone actually hurts you with words,
it would literally, physically, bruise?
Can you imagine how dark everyone would be?

When someone hits you, physically, the bruises might last 2 weeks...
But when done it with words, it takes quite more time to heal.

It just made me sad. Very sad.