Thoughts on "Keeping your Word"

If you promise something, I think it's best to "keep your word", as much as possible.  I'm not defining the concept in a moral way, but in a "spiritual" way.  I.e., if you have told someone you will give them a "ride" to the doctor, find some information for them, bring them something, etc.;  then you must do it and try your best to fulfill your word.  There are a few reasons why I believe this idea.  It has been said/ written about that spirits (i.e. Ghosts, 'The Mighty Dead', 'Seelige Leute', The Good Folk (Fairies), find humans fickle.  So, one might acquire merit to the ancestors when one speaks "true".  "Common/Vulgar" speech is a problem, as you are constantly damning this one, cursing this one, using "foul language".  So by "cursing" or constantly speaking ill of others, you have lost the perception and power of actually "cursing" someone who has threatened Life, Limb, and Family.  If we become too Grandiose (over-stating our achievements), then we have lost the power to "rise above" certain situations that cause difficulty, when problems arise.  If you use common speech like "i'll kill you", "damn you" or variations of these frequently, then your "word" becomes worthless.  It carries "no weight" in this world or in other "worlds".   It dulls the virtue and ferocity of your speech.