TOK-Quotation

"The word is half his that speaks, and half his that hears it!"
-Michael Den Montage D.1592

I agree with what Michael De Montage says here in this quotation, since it is obviously correct. A word, if not heard by another person has no significance to anyone or anything since an unheard word has no meaning to it, because words are meant to be herd and not just spoken, for example if a tree falls in the middle of the forest and there is no one around does it make a sound?, is a good example since it we can relate it to a word, if someone says "hello" and no one hears it, then he hadn't made his point towards the people and thus the people don't recognize his presence in the area, which again goes back to the example about the tree, because if that tree falls and no one hears it then, I don't think it has any significance towards anyone since no one was there to witness it falling. Also if a word is not said by a person, then it also has no significance towards anyone, because for example if a person hadn't said the word "hello" towards anyone then he hasn't made his presence felt towards the people around him, and therefore he doesn't make his point again towards the people around him. For example if a student in class is asked a question, and he knows the answer but doesn't speak it, then no one knows the answer and therefore the question will become answerless unless someone eventually gives it an answer or the student finally says the answer. Another example is also if the tree falls in the middle of the forest and there is no one around does it make a sound, which also relates to the word, because if a word is not said or herd by another then it has no significance to society.