All across the world, people woke up to a strange silence—not the kind outside, but the kind inside their language. Every dirty word, every curse, insult, and vulgar phrase had vanished. Gone. Erased from books, memory, and mouths.
Richelle stood in the middle of a crowded street in Neo-Tokyo, reading the news on a digital billboard.
“Scientists Confirm: Offensive Language Has Been Wiped from Human Vocabulary”
“Zymoun, tell me this is a prank,” she said, turning to her childhood friend.
Zymoun, a linguist and AI specialist, tapped rapidly on his wrist console. “It’s not. It’s global. We’ve scanned every language—nothing offensive left. Not even mild insults. It's like the words never existed.”
Richelle stared at a man accidentally bumping into another. Instead of yelling, the man bowed. “You melodious jellybean of chaos,” he said kindly—and walked on.
“I think I just witnessed the politest confrontation in history,” Richelle muttered.
Zymoun nodded. “It’s happening everywhere. Online gamers are saying things like, ‘Oh, you twinkling marshmallow!’ And debates sound like bedtime stories.”
They walked through the city, watching people adjust—some confused, some laughing, others at peace.
“But isn’t this… good?” Zymoun asked. “No more online bullying, no more road rage or hateful slurs.”
Richelle sighed. “It’s peaceful, yes. But people are frustrated. Words used to be a way to release pressure. To speak raw emotion.”
Zymoun thought for a moment. “Maybe this is the universe’s way of forcing us to be creative. To express anger without cruelty. To criticize without hate.”
Richelle smiled. “So instead of yelling ugly things, we say stuff like ‘I strongly disagree, you confetti-brained spoon’? That’s kind of beautiful.”
Later that day, Richelle posted a message on the global net:
> “Even without dirty words, we still feel. We still fight. But now, we’re learning how to use words to build, not break. Maybe it’s not the words that made us angry—it was how we used them.”
Moral Lesson: Words have power, but kindness has more. When harsh language disappears, people must choose empathy, wit, and creativity to express their feelings—and in doing so, the world becomes not only quieter, but wiser.
