What Does A Thousand Words Mean

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A thousand words is a movie that falls under a moral value. It conveys a simple moral that we must use our words wisely. We must be careful with the things we say and learn how to listen. Speaking and listening goes along together because having those in parallel, we can gain understanding among each other. For example Jack McCall uses his words wisely to convince his wife and his son to come with him to the new house.
I have learned that we shouldn’t be selfish in any kind of situation as like Jack McCall. As we know that everyone is bound to be selfish from time to time. A selfish person also ends up losing friends or loved one because no matter how charming or interesting a charming person is hard to maintain as the proverb says ‘don’t try

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