Freedom of Speech

Over the decade and numerous before, people have waged a war against the shackles of censorship or laws that keep us away from utilizing our power to voice our opinions. So much so that gradually ' Freedom of Speech ' has become the most demanded right by all individuals, be it in the form of written or spoken opportunities to communicate without restrictions.
But in the recent years the definition of these three words has seemed to evolve so much that we tend to ignore the impacts of our words completely and also ponder upon our words before they're inscribed or uttered weighing there credibility. Anything anyone says is protected by these three words simply, irrespective of all other aspects. It's healthy to speak up without fear and to debate too. I myself practice the same as I approve of it. But in all this we sometimes forget that debate encompasses positive criticism and not that which contains foul or derogatory language.
This is only one aspect of ' Freedom of Speech ' that we never consider. On the other hand there is something even more important that we tend to ignore. We tend to confuse ' Freedom of Speech ' with the act of not thinking at all when we speak. It's okay to oppose something and yes sometimes we do cross boundaries intentionally or unintentionally when we debate, but sometimes our words are a little more than just criticism, they are more of insulting. I'm not referring to basic opposition here. I may not like a person and hence I may speak up against them evidently presenting facts that support me in condemning their acts but then there is a moment where we should remember that we should never use such strong language unless there is proper evidence to it and it isn't an allegation.
Lastly we need to learn to think about how our words may upset someone. I'm speaking for this irrespective of the age of the speaker. One we tend to ignore how our words can bother anyone and two we completely ignore this if we are either elder or are of supposedly a better status as compared to them. Your age is not a certification that whatever you say is flawless and neither is your social status. A 15 years old can pass a better judgement than a 40 year old, there is no hard an fast rule that it isn't possible. Its solely depends on their mental age which I'm sorry if you don't agree but can rarely but still be the quite opposite too. Same goes for the view of supposedly a manager and a CEO. You may have more experience but it doesn't mean someone below you can never speak logically. As much as we support ' Freedom of Speech ' we need to support ' Courage to Listen '. Plus ever wonder why depression, anxiety and all such other disorders are on the rise too much recently, we tend to never think before we speak. Be it your sibling, friend, parent, teacher, student or child, irrespective of age learn to respect people's rights and think before you speak.