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Speech is one of the greatest gifts to human beings which make them apart and superior to other living things on Earth.
The first few words we speak after a long year of birth are the golden words any parent wait to listen to.
The same parents don’t’ hesitate to switch to “Can you please keep quiet for a second” very soon.
Teach them young: I sit with my 6 years old daughter everyday to listen to all the happenings of the day after the school hours. But for my 10 years old son it ends in monosyllables “School was OK”. I encourage my daughter to express her feelings in words, which further helps her develop vocabulary and communication skills. I respect my son’s privacy and non verbal communication.
Excessive talking: As we grow old we need few words and tools to express ourselves to the people who are close to us.
Excessive talking can make you burn out a lot of energy breeding anger, stress and a hyperactive mind. Practicing silence can help rest the overworked vocal cords.
Silence can help avoid many unnecessary squabbles, arguments and save you from creating bitterness in any relationship.
To say nothing is more difficult in situations such as anger, heated arguments and also in love, where the first reaction is always outburst of words.
Silence is golden: We are so used to talking that often a silence observed by a person will make others uncomfortable. Sometimes silence can be taken too far, the person will be labeled aloof and even get discarded from the friend and social circle. But the benefits attached to it should not deter anyone from observing silence for any part of the day.
And communication is not always talking; there are many things which can be better explained by gestures than words. A loving pat on the back will say more than ‘You did a good job, and I love you for that’ to your kids. A look from your loved one can speak a thousand words.
And if you still need to say or express your affection in words to your loved ones then you have a long way to go.
When not to remain silent:
- In a classroom discussion
- Board meetings
- When you are denied of your rights
- When hunger strikes
When to remain silent:
- A sore throat
- Caught after telling a lie
- In the library/Hospitals
- Certain religious proceedings
Coming home: One of the greatest benefits of silence is coming home to ourselves, in our own world where we can talk and listen to our feelings.
In fact observing silence whenever possible can be help you taking out time to re-discover yourself, develop your creativity and organize your thinking pattern.
As quoted by Deepak chopra; to create a ripple, what we need is not a ‘big impact’ but instead ‘Still Water’.
Silence is gold and can pay rich dividends to you and the people around. The fact that we have two ears and one mouth says it all.
Why not share some of those moments with us ‘when you remain silent and when you don’t’ ?