Action, the Lecture to Mankind

A wise man once said “great actions speak to all mankind,” and they most certainly do. Action is the universal language of the world. No one will ever need a translator for what is seen with their own eyes. Actions are louder than words. People can sit in a room and debate all they want, but when the action is started, heads will turn. Most importantly GREAT actions will be publicized. In modern times of fast communication, and television, news worthy great action easily becomes the talk and example of the world. A single grain of rice will tip the scale, so a great action will resonate though history forever.

No matter the ethnicity, action is an understandable universal language. Great scale acts are things that happen, that have no need to be spoken for. Through just an act, a million thoughts, words, and emotions can come rushing through a person, even through the most narcissistic of individuals or cultures. September 11^th 2001, is a date that has no need to be spoken for. While it was an inhuman act, it clearly illustrated the thoughts of the terrorist toward America. It is a saddening example of the clarity and power of action. Through that one act there were tears, anger, ideals of what is to come, and cries of frustration. That one horrifying act in a single second conveyed a message to the entire world. No words were spoken, but all cultures understood. Actions, even cruel and depressing, speak to all mankind, for you don’t need to hear words to think.

While actions speak universally, they also speak louder than any word that can be contemplated. Action over word is the one case where the pen is not mightier than the sword. Can people really say that everything brought up and debated upon in governments really causes commotion? Really it is the inevitable act of a debate that cause heads to turn, voices to be raised, sighs to be breathed, and notice to be taken. Not just point blank cases are examples of the voice of action. Take for example oil. One man once found a massive use for it, and as we keep on using it. Some people noticed that oil would run out some day, and little attention was paid to their ply. Now the moment has come when there is an energy crisis at our feet, and now people are starting to see. Action is the moment of clarity, when there is no more hypothetical or doubt. It is the end all, know all. Action is the loud reverberating voice that can pierce the thickest skull.

The other blessing great action has, besides its loud voice, is its ability to be publicized. Is there any massive happening in the world today that won’t end up on the news? It is obvious that not every idea or lecture can be scene on CNN, but every great action will become media attention. After an act is publicized, that single action is in every language known, spreading to all corners of the known world. Not to mention that with today’s modern and fast communication, that can happen in just a split second. World War II is a great example of how action is spread. What could be a greater action than a war, and when the invention of the video recorder captured the brutality of that war, it reached all people. A wise man can mumble about his ideas to everyone he can, but it is not until he acts that it becomes mobile.

Great actions aren’t just the voices of the present, but of the future as well. Truly great action will be documented; whether it is because of great stupidity, or the great achievement. History is a record not just so we can know what happened to our four fathers, but to learn from our mistakes and our achievements. Modern examples include the Battle of Britain, which gave use the famous words, “Never, have so many, owed so much, too so few.” Another modern example can be John F. Kennedy’s remarkable voice on patriotism, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country. My fellow citizen of the world, ask not what America can do for you, but what together we can so for the freedom of man.” Their actions were taken and now they are example for all. Great action will speak to all mankind, and then the act is recorded in the many voices mankind possesses. Then as time goes by it becomes a reference that is forever embedded in history. It is left to resonate through the halls of knowledge, forever influencing the future days to come.

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