Popular Word … takes on a life of its own
written by
Jeannette Zink
I have a
passion for words. So, when an
interesting word begins to repeatedly show up in conversations, my lexis-loving
heart sends hugs and kisses to the alphabet universe of well-arranged
letters.
One such
intriguing word that seems to casually find its way between the exchange of
thoughts and decorative elaboration of topics is the word narrative. I love the beauty
of its intoxicating sound. The visual on
the page of this delightful word is like viewing a romantic waltz as the letters
dance in rhythmic composition. I almost
feel like attempting a curtsy to show my respect to its elegance.
First things
first, let’s review the Oxford Dictionary’s definition of this beauty of a word…
narrative (adjective): describing events or telling a story. See what I mean – even the definition is
simply exquisite.
Before I
know it, I begin to build this beauty of a word into my sentences. After all, I am a well-educated person; I cannot
be left behind at the expressive engine-language gate. No, I will consciously insert this graceful
word in with my community of words used to form sentences -- telling my story -- in the spirit of
human verbal interaction.
Just the other day, I wove in a little refined pizazz,
in what could have been a very ordinary sentence, by embroidering my best new
friend-word, narrative. Are you ready for this …. Every
story has two sides, some day we will learn the narrative to this untold side. See what I mean … just makes one want to
dance a jig with this catchy linguistic partner. One of those… you had me at narrative … kind of moments.
Life offers
many joys … the narratives are
endless. Go out in the world, my
friends, and tell your narrative. The narrative
you share will soon take on a life of its own … oh, the places a narrative can and will go!
May we all enjoy
the narrative of each new day.
