Wielding the Tongue’s Shadow

Neville's Inner Vision

Within, the tongue that wounds is a sign of a mind at war. In Neville's vision, every bitter utterance is a projection of a private state—an 'arrow' shot from a bow of dissatisfaction in the spectator's consciousness. You are not fighting the other; you are tracing the movement of your own thought. The I AM—your true awareness—does not speak in bitterness; it speaks as the healer who rewrites the scene. When you imagine someone sharpening words against you, you may consciously revise: 'I will not be stirred; I choose thoughts that pacify and bless.' As you persist, the external drama softens because you have moved the inner energy from attack to awe and compassion. The verse invites you to discern the power of thinking and speaking; with discipline, you can transmute warlike speech into a language of alignment with your divine I AM, so that your world begins to reflect harmony instead of contention. Remember: reality flows from the state you assume, not from the events that offend you.