Is it useful to keep silence?
By kevinll
@kevinll (967)
China
March 1, 2010 6:50pm CST
What did you not say yesterday? Were there things you wish you had said but held back? Did you corral certain words, certain sentences, and hold them for another opportunity? Were some thoughts pushed below the surface, allowed to be changed with time, perhaps to be forgotten forever? As with sleep, you cannot store them and build a reserve to tap into at a later date. Their power, their balming effect, quickly dissipates with disuse. You can't stop thinking of it, i should say it. Can this feeling bother you?
3 responses
@prasunsam (356)
• India
2 Mar 10
Yes i think it is better to be silent sometimes because you don't have to think that, why i said that kind of thing.So its better to keep the mouth shut sometimes or speak less when you know that your words could make a big difference negatively.
@RangaGirl (103)
• Australia
3 Mar 10
Sometimes I wish I kept silent more often. Things blurted out without thinking, can't be taken back. Now I try to think first . At the same time, with loved ones and friends, I think it is important to express your feelings and let them know how important they are to you, how well they did something or whatever. How many times do we wish we'd said something and not had the opportunity again?
@frissph (130)
• Philippines
2 Mar 10
As much as possible I try to say whatever thought comes into mind especially those that I feel is an important tidbit of knowledge that might cause complications in the future. With random people I don't really care but for those that I do care about, I make it a point to be up front with them as much as possible. In my experience it's those words not said but should have been said which generates more heated discussion than you going all out and just explaining where the outburst came from afterward
