Staying quiet doesn't mean I have nothing to say, it means I think you are not ready to hear my thoughts.
From early childhood we are taught how to communicate with one another. We learn what is appropriate to say and when it is appropriate to say it and are taught to avoid that awkward situation when no one is saying a word. We develop a mindset that one who argues better and louder, in the last wins. Sometimes we argues with our friends, more likely our close friends, and in the lust of holding up our side on that particular topic, we make some tedious comments, the sarcastic ones. We forgot the power of silence. Silence has an energy to life like no other source. It has the power to get people to think and to act, it help to slow down the mind, and it is powerful. When we focus on silence then we turn our thoughts and focus inwards and gain the power we need to refuel our minds. Our ego is temporarily switched off or at least made to be quiet for a bit, and we start to see the real world as it should be. Our thoughts get in the way of our reality sometimes and we don’t see the beauty of the world around us. When there is silence there is time for introspection and to allow your true self to speak, not the ego, not the conscious mind but the true self connected to the flow of energy around us. One of the best times to use the power of silence is during an argument is to stay silent. The ego will be trying to force its way out of you and finish the argument but you are the controller, not the ego. When someone is shouting at you, looking for an argument or just picking on you can literally take all the power away from them and keep all your energy by simply looking at them and saying absolutely nothing. This is extremely difficult to do but very powerful if implemented.
Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.
Now the question arises that what are good things about being a quiet person?
I think that the good thing about being a quiet person is that you can have a longer friendship and a better one. I seriously think quiet people are a 1000 times better then loud people. Because they want to be noticed and be the center of attention but we quiet people rule.
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
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