Silence is Golden

Have you ever heard of the expression "talked you to death?" Well, I never cared about such notions until lately. Some people really love to talk. They live to talk. The eat to talk. They sleep to talk. They fight to talk. They die to talk. They... well, you get the picture.

And it's not that bad. Really. Until you're caught in the conversation, that is. And I was caught in one. I was in the middle of a conversation that never seems to end. Every word that was uttered seemed to gnaw me of my consciousness and talk me to death. The boredom was inexplicable. The irk was indescribable. I was at the tip of exploding and shouting, "SHUT UP!!!" when I finally got a hold of myself and was reminded, "They're just human."

One has to wonder, "Do they bore themselves with their endless ramblings?"

Honestly speaking, I think I am a man of few words. People tell me that I don't talk much. I have gotten that remark quite a bit from acquantainces, friends and families. Why? Well, I only speak when it's necessary. And that gives weight to the words of my mouth. When I speak, people listen (and some tremble). Because they know that what I'm about to say is important or it makes sense. I hate saying things that do not add to the situation or conversation.

Do you?

"The wicked are trapped by their own words, but the godly escape such trouble." Proverbs 12:13

I think the Bible said it very well indeed. The more you talk, the more trouble you get yourself into. You have no idea how many times being silent and learning to listen has saved me from complicated situations. But fools being fools, will not restrain themselves from their folly and speak whatever that's in their minds without weighing the consequences. Are they're desperate for attention or are they just incapable to control their tongues? Beats me.

But one truth I learnt is this. There's more harm in talking than listening. Just stop talking and think about it. And if you are a talker like the ones I mentioned above (it helps to ask another's opinion about ourselves as we're blinded at times), I beseech you.

Stop the flow. That way, we'd save the world from unnecessary CO2 emission. And probably save yourself along the way.