This is a perfect and timeless description of language for it is a living, breathing entity in a constant state of flux. With each passing year, our dictionaries grow, adding new words and revising existing meanings. As our societies change, so does the terminology we use to express ourselves and interpret our surroundings. A word may have one initial meaning and through the course of time, it mutates and finds a new context.

Be it a dictionary, lyrics in a rap song or an article in some pop culture magazine, they are all constructed with the same basic building blocks of our language, words. And as time flies and we progress on this mortal coil, it acts as a testament to an era. When we look back at the elaborate Dickensian prose and compare it to more modern writings, we see many of the same words, but their uses are slightly different.

As future historians look upon all our scribbling, what impressions will they have of our society and about us? What idiosyncrasies will come to light in the eyes of the future generations? What will they think of terms as bling bling or blogging?

Sometimes, we think that the English language is this sublime, otherworldly entity, placed upon a pedestal and treated with reverence. At times, it is an oppressive and restrictive force ruled by arbitrary and nonsensical laws. But we must realize that it is a powerful tool that is always adapting to our ever-changing world. Language is alive and we should never lose sight of this. Just as you and I change from year to year, so does it.

Don't think that I am advocating that we give everyone a carte-blanche to abuse our language, but instead I hope I open your eyes to the untapped power within your reach, that is the power of the word.