Sticks and Stones

Why would you take the words of another so personal as if they are slicing into your soul? How can you make someone understand an emotion that they are not experiencing? They say sticks and stones can break your bones, but words can never hurt you, but what they don't say is words can hurt longer than medically alleviated pain, when a bone breaks. But its not about the level of pain your experiencing, its about the strength it takes to endure it.