"A good word warms the winter for three months, but a bad word hurts a person during the cold months." The next sentence is: "Good medicine is bitter to the mouth and good for the disease, and loyal words are harsh to the ears and good for the action."

This famous saying comes from "Zengguang Xianwen", which means: If you say a kind word, you will feel warm even in the cold winter of March and September. If you say hurtful words, the dog days of summer will also be warm. You will feel chilly; although the good medicine is bitter, it is good for curing the disease; the truth is unpleasant, but it is good for your life and work in the future.

This old adage tells us that we should speak at the right time. Often a timely word can give people great comfort and courage, making them feel warm even in the cold winter. An untimely word is like a sharp sword, stabbing people's fragile hearts. Even in the midsummer of June, they feel chilly.

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The writer Shi Tiesheng once wrote a story about himself and his mother. During those years, because his legs were paralyzed, his temper became moody, and it became normal for him to get angry at his mother for no reason. His mother was worried about him and always tried to find ways to relieve him, trying to get him to go out and see flowers to relieve his boredom.

But he became even more irritable because he could not walk normally. He vented all his complaints about fate, frustration in life, and dissatisfaction with himself on his mother. It wasn't until his mother passed away that he felt regretful.