Does Heart Speaks?

Does Heart Speaks?

It's true and well known fact that transmission and reception of words ,feelings, actions and reactions are well governed by the human transmitter and receptor system of neuron network through electrical impulses. Heart does not have any such system of its own to meddle with such signals. then why do we say statements like “ ….from the bottom of my heart” ,"...hearty wishes...", "...pain in my heart.." ?


Well, we are not drawing a line of demarcation here between heart’s speaking abilities and that of brain’s. Heart cannot speak the language of the brain!!


Consider the following cases:

Case1: how about saying this sentence “ I am gasping for breath after a mile’s run “ plainly

And take in air faster and faster,breath air in and out more frequently,gasp for breath with some sweat on your forehead and then stammer the sentence with some breaks “ I am gasping ha..ha..uff..(breathing) for… breath after …a mile’s run ha…huh..(breathing) “

Second sentence expresses it more clearly

Here direct visuals helps in precise expression.

Case2: say “ go away” plainly

Say with shouting “ go away”

Expression is more clear in second sentence even though both are saying/telling. But how do you put this situation in just words?
We say this, he shouted “ go away” instead of putting, he told “ go away”

There are different words which express telling and replying more precisely;frown,shout,scream,thudder,stammer are few such words. these are alternate precise words to explain the situation without which expression is not so clear.

Case3:husband has to depart from his wife for a while,he wants to say “ I love you, I miss you” , how does he say this?

He says “ I love you, I miss you” plainly

He holds her hands,hugs if needed,allows few drops of tears to roll down from his eyes and then say “ I love you, I miss you”

In this situation, emotions and gestures come in handy to express more clearly.




Now, what can replace the situation of saying “…..from the bottom of my heart” or “ ….hearty wishes..” or “ ….pain in my heart…..”

Visuals? Alternate words? Emotions and gestures?

No, not as effectively as these sentences themselves !!

to express that these words/feelings come from deep within and not directly from vocal cords,we use such sentences.
So, one reason why such sentences are in use is for vivid expression.

English is a cultured language. words,phrases,how we explain different situations,all get evolved over a period of time. This is the second reason why such sentences are used in contemporary Engilsh.Such sentences are also used in Hindi,kannada,etc.

Now,does your heart speak?