Words do not just describe a things physical properties. First and foremost, words signify a things meaning: purpose, threat, promise, danger, etc. (1) Words represent fundamental descriptions about oneself (virtues/vice, capabilities/limitations, potential/risk, purposes/temptations, meaningful/meaningless, etc.) (2) Words represent our understanding of others (trustworthy/deceitful, friend/foe, asset/liability, victim/oppressor, accident/divine image bearer)