#Act

A speech act is a ritual brandishing the weapon of words to ambush the listener's mind. It masquerades as self-expression, yet its essence is also sowing seeds of misunderstanding. Acting as a means of power to move others, it often culminates in hollow self-satisfaction. It denies the safe haven of silence, serving as both passport into the desert of dialogue and minefield within it. What remains is only the hollow echo beyond the shell of language.