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The Disappeared: The Lack Of Communication

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Communication needs to be simple, to the point, not withheld. After reading about communication in each of these stories my reaction to poor communication is baffling; reading these stories helped me realize that without honest communication things fall apart, especially with the ones you care about, people are confused and misunderstood without good communication. Communication has helped me a lot in my life, planning things with others, communicating in my sports and helping me solve my problems that were misunderstood. Due to a lack of communication I lost a good friend of mine and I understand now how important it is to communicate the truth. In The Disappeared the lack of communication is astonishing; almost every character has information that could help or contribute to the case but withhold it for their own good. A similar thing happens in the short stories, both of these poems show examples of poor communication with the people that care for them and the people who matter most. A lack of communication could lead to serious problems for the people you care about. Communication is key because it helps share the truth and take away any problems and or confusion. I have seen this happen before, when there …show more content…

Throughout my life I have tried to communicate but it's not always easy especially if it could affect you in a negative way, but sometimes it doesn't matter because if you or I were to not communicate our truth, people we care about, could get hurt. Lack of communication can lead to problems and confusion, which can lead to nothing good. “Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity. We can choose to use this force constructively with words of encouragement, or destructively using words of despair. Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate and to humble.” -Yehuda

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