What 'NOT' to speak?
By Sreekala
@Sreekala (34312)
India
June 30, 2017 2:46am CST
Dear friends,
All of us have dear people in our life, some may have blood relations as dear people some other may treat friends or outside people as dear ones. It depends on the communication between them and how they get along with each other irrespective of blood relation. (here I am not speaking about the relation between couples).
If you speak something frankly and honestly with good intention which turned to make a relation affect badly, then how do you feel or what do you do?
Today I received a great thought:
“It takes around two years to learn to speak. But it takes a life time to learn what NOT to speak”
At times, the words we used in an innocent way create cracks in great relations.
Have you learnt what ‘NOT’ to speak?
Image: Mine
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15 responses
@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
30 Jun 17
As we mature, we learn a lot of things.
And speaking is one of it, what to say and what not to speak of.
For me, speaking or expressing even the unwanted words depends on how we deliver it- the tone and expression.
I don't know how to explain it correctly.
Speaking from my own experiences, I have words left unspoken that I have regretted for not saying.
Now I am trying in my best effort to say and express what's in my head , considering the consequences- would it hurt the person or not.
But what matters is, the honesty.
I also believe that, people who sincerely love us may said the hurtful words because that's how they love us.
I know that no matter how we try to say words in the nicest way, some people are too shallow and sensitive.
So, we can't avoid hurting a few with our innocent talks.
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@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
5 Jul 17
@Sreekala some people are either too sensitive or no sense at all.
They don't know the difference of innocent comment and a double word meaning statement.
I know when someone acted indifferent due to our comment we feel guilty.
Just keep in mind my dear that we can never please everybody.
Leave it, they'll realize their stupidity one day.
@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
30 Jun 17
Yes that is why I rarely speak these days. It seems all is wrong.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
4 Jul 17
haha so you kept silence, Isn't it. I too keep my silence these days, But the disadvantage is, when I speak, whatever, in my mind is getting cleared and if I don't speak, all I kept in my mind which may resulted very bad. Still I wish to have my patience for the peace.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
5 Jul 17
@TiarasOceanView I will follow your advise for sure.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
4 Jul 17
@Sreekala It is a thing we must do to keep the peace most often Sreekala
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
30 Jun 17
There was a moment like that and it was to defend someone that could not defend themselves and I won myself life time enemies.
I guess that I could not bear the injustice that was being shown to the said person.
However most times I have and am still learning what not to say.
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@vandana7 (100300)
• India
30 Jun 17
Sreekala, I have had a situation like that last year right here. I have time and again mentioned asking me to adopt does not go down well with me, I have my reasons. This person was reading that and ignoring only that aspect because getting adopted by me was on his agenda. Even so I explained that age difference between us is not sufficient for me to consider adopting him. After all, I would need help at an age and his wife would have her own age related problems not to mention responsibility of his daughter. But he felt adopting him was the best option and thought I was stupid if I could not see that I needed him to listen to my woes in future. I could only see him as woe creator for me because he was just brushing aside any reservations and feelings I had in respect of adoption for his financial security. Try as I might to convince him softly and firmly on boards and through PMs, he was brushing it all aside. I had little choice but to be harsh with him to get reality sink into him. Later on I realized that an age gap of 25 years is mandated as per Indian laws and happened to tell him. The guy left myLot for good. lol.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
4 Jul 17
Vandana, I learned my lesson giving space for an outsider. I learned it outsider is an outsider always, can't do anything even though I done my best. I have my own children and better I will take care of them rather than wasting my time and money for those undeserved people. I am not sure I can be a hard hearted person in the future but surely I will think twice before doing a kind gesture to any one. Whoever I showed sympathy and empathy deserted me very badly. Later again I forget the past and try to do favours to others. But I think it is enough and highly enough now.
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@allknowing (136579)
• India
1 Jul 17
In the real world it is foolish to give value to a word that should not have been spoken. Everyone does that and regrets later. Life has to move on and controlling oneself is not easy but understanding each other is easy. And this is not what is happening these days. People just cut off and stay away when that word that should not have been spoken is uttered.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
30 Jun 17
That is a very meaningful quote.You can't take
back a word you have already spoken.Most
of the time I remember about that.But I have not fully mastered the art of "NOT" speaking some things.
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@Sreekala (34312)
• India
30 Jun 17
@silvermist I think when we talk face to face, things are different and they can understand which way we are talking on our expression on face. But when we talk through medium like whatsap things may change.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
30 Jun 17
@Sreekala While speaking with friends,they know us.But I have found that it is some relatives(not our immediate family) who often like to interpret in a unfavorable way.
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
30 Jun 17
Maybe its not 'not to speak' but when to speak and whom to speak. Maybe its about choosing rhe right word to speak rather than not speaking at all.
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@vsai2008 (11796)
• India
30 Jun 17
Sometimes it happens.
When the other person is cooled down, I explain to them that it was not what I intended to say,
I tell sorry and mean it, hoping the person understands and forgives.
It depends on the person who is hearing as well, smallest of the things you say, can hurt and we may not even realize.
I feel how you deal the aftermath is important because knowingly or unknowingly we sometimes hurt people with words.
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