Some of you might recall that in July 2010, I did an experiment with the bread on the power of words. See :
http://asahengathers.blogspot.sg/2010/07/20100722-my-interesting-bread.html
Well, it so happened that my nephew in law was discussing about tones of speech on evening that I decided to do another sequel of this bread experiment. This time the objective was to find out the effect of :-
1) SWEET tones but harsh words on bread vs
2) HARSH TONES but bless words on bread.
As usual, one set of the bread was for "Control" - where I did not speak to it at all during the 2 week period. All were sealed in ZiPBLOG plastic bags. Placed in the same kitchen area.
It started on 7/12/2014 : Here it was!
So does it tell us anything?
One thing for sure, it was difficult for me to use curse words in a sweet tone and harsh tones with bless words throughout the experiment! It was so unnatural! Try shout "I love you, you are sweet m good, beautiful" in an angry tone! And try cursing singing softly "I hate you, you are stupid, idiot , ugly ..." It was so funny!
Watch this cute video on the mood / tones of the words ...self explanatory!
Learning Lesson : Never "Hae" Yell!!! at people ie shout or speak in a harsh tone whatever the content might be because people tend to be put off when the tone is harsh. Speak nicely and gently is the way to go. (My bread was frightened by the harsh tone perhaps and reacted in mould given time!)
Scientific Facts:
In physics, sound is a vibration that propagates as a typically audible mechanical wave of pressure and displacement, through a medium such as air or water. In physiology and psychology, sound is the reception of such waves and their perception by the brain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sound#Longitudinal_and_transverse_waves
Since a sound wave consists of a repeating pattern of high-pressure and low-pressure regions moving through a medium, it is sometimes referred to as a pressure wave.
http://www.physicsclassroom.com/class/sound/u11l1c.cfm (very educational site!)
Awesome God-Fact:
God Gave us our voices! See how it works!
A. Reminds us of His Character:
1. God first spoke into our creation !
Gen 1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. ..
2. God's Voice is powerful, majestic, able to break the cedars, divide the flames of fire, shake the wilderness! Ps 29
B. Reminds us on our own manner of speech: The "Not TO"!
- Matt 15:11 Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
- Proverbs 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
- Proverbs 15:18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
- Prov 16:32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
C. Reminds us to consider good tone/ mood speech based on :
Gal 5: 22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Extract from "The 8 Key Elements of Highly Effective Speech
…and why your words barely matter!
Published on July 10, 2012 by Mark Waldman and Andrew Newberg, M.D. in Words Can Change Your Brain"
The tone of your voice is equally important when it comes to understanding what a person is really trying to say. If the facial expression expresses one emotion, but if the tone conveys a different one, neural dissonance takes place in the brain, causing the person confusion.[6] The result: trust erodes, suspicion increases, and cooperation decreases.
Researchers at the Universityof Amsterdam found that expressions of anger, contempt, disgust, fear, sadness, and surprise were better communicated through vocal tone than facial expression, whereas the face was more accurate for communicating expressions of joy, pride, and embarrassment.[7] And in business, a warm supportive voice is the sign of transformational leadership, generating more satisfaction, commitment, and cooperation between other members of the team.[8]
You can easily train your voice to convey more trust to others, and all you have to do is slow down and drop your pitch. This was tested at the University of Houston: when doctors reduced their speaking rate and pitch, especially when delivering bad news, the listener perceived them “as more caring and sympathetic.”[9] Harvard's Ted Kaptchuk also discovered that using a warm voice would double the healing power of a therapeutic treatment.[10]
If you want to express joy, your voice needs to become increasingly melodic, whereas sadness is spoken with a flat and monotonic voice. When we are angry, excited, or frightened, we raise the pitch and intensity of our voice, and there’s a lot of variability in both the speed and the tone. However, if the emotion is incongruent with the words you are using, it will create confusion for the listener.[11]
Reflections of a BreadTalk
There is a bakery chain in red dot called BreadTalk.
In this experiment revisted since 2010, bread does "talk" in the form of its level of mould manifestation! LOL.
Some people often asked me about 'seeing God' p ie only when they can see God only then will they believe. But God is Spirit. We cannot see that. However, we can only see the effects of wind , electricity through the way the trees move or light is lit or heat is formed eg.
We just celebrated Christmas 2 days back. Jesus was born in a small obscure town called Bethlehem - in Hebrew, it means "House of Bread". Yes, Jesus Himself declared that He is the Bread of Life and Light of the world.
My bread experiment is a classic experiment of seeing the unseen manifest to a certain extent. In Numbers 22, even God can make a donkey talk! So can bread? LOL. The story of Balam, the prophet who sat on this donkey , called by evil King Balak to curse the Israelites. But he couldn't curse except blessings instead. And Balam was at first not able to see the Angel of the Lord but the donkey could! So until it was whipped that the donkey protested by speaking out ! Only then Balam's eyes were opened to see the angel!
So even evil King Balak understood the power of curse and blessing over the people. How much more then should we learn from this power of speech & our words?
John wrote" In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God.....in him was life and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in darkness and the darkness comprehended it not"
So my bread did talk. Bread talks indeed. These 2 experiments done in 2010 and 2014 are pretty consistent and speaks for itself . We cannot see God in that sense. But God is spirit. He spoke creation into being. He was in the world and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. He came unto his own and his own receive him not.
This Christmas , may we rejoice that He came to us all about 2014 years back. God send His only Son on such a glorious day for us sinners. JOhn 1:12 ,13 But as many as received him, to them gave he the power to become sons of God, even to them that believe on his name; Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, not the will of man, but of God.
May this song resonates in your heart as you hear. We are the reason that He gave His life.
A Bread Challenge:
1. To those who had not taken a slice of this wonderful Bread
As the Bread had "talked", won't you take this step of believing in the One who came and sacrificed His life for us all? Charity. Love -(God is love) It is the greatest among , faith , hope and love. With Him in us, we will never suffer any lack. He has come to reside in us so that we won't grow mouldy!
2. To those who had taken this Bread years ago and bread seemed hardening for various wrong exposure reasons: Come back to Bethlehem - the House of Bread - those who may be feeling weary and burned out. Come the to Bread of life. Be filled in joy and refreshed once again. Keep the mould from forming!
Roti John, Roti Chennai, Roti prata, french toast, kaya toast, peanut butter toast, white bread, wholemeal or multigraiin ones, egg, tuna, ham or cheese sandwich...yummy yum...The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases - The wonderful smell of the fresh bread each morning - His mercies never come to an end, they are new every morning - how you want your bread to be! - it is your call! LOL
And remember - Mind your language all the time....your words your tones your moods!
Merry Christmas 2014 and a happy 2015 to come!
