December 12, 2021

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Dear Diary, something happened yesterday that got me thinking about conversations and silence, two powerful tools. More importantly, which one to use and when? Both can make and both can break. 


The event was a series of 'mis'-communication between two, happening live before my eyes. This gave me a perspective from a third point of view. Most of conversation was ... not even necessary.


Life can not go on without conversation. But it will be better with some silence along the conversation.


Anyways, notes for me to remember:

Ask myself before a conversation-


Do I want to invest time in this conversation ?

Am I a good listener with this person?


Is the other person good listener with me?


Does our temperament match?


Are we both benefiting from the conversation?


Will the end of conversation be a circle or will it lead to somewhere? (this you may already know from life long experiences with this person)


If any answer is no (not yes or maybe) you know which tool to use.


Three important lessons for me-

Conversation is not always necessary.


Silence is beautiful because it lets the action do the talking.


And, Time is money!


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Kung Fu Panda 🤠Dec 12, 2021

Very nice points

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Daily QuotesDec 12, 2021

Silence is a great tool you can use but it's not too great to be too silent. In fact, if you choose to stay silent for a long period of time, you better be a truly great listener. Because eventually you're going to have to say something to someone, and if you won't know the problem that's happened, if you won't know what's led and what's caused the problem that's happened, If you won't know who's or what's responsible for the problem that's happened, you won't ever have any kind of solution to that problem, not even a temporary one for it. It's okay to be silent, but it's not okay to be too silent, because if you're a listener, but you're terrible at it, you've no skillset, it sooner or later with or without your awareness backfires on you. Silence is okay, because it makes people wonder of you. But if you stay silent for too long, for a much longer period of time you truly need to be, you will eventually - again with or without your awareness - start pushing people away from you, away from from acknowledging what you truly have to offer. On the other hand, there are words, words that are powerful, words you can use, start using today, words that attract people to you, words that can make people feel interested in you, words that are truthful, genuine, sincere, and very rarely used. As powerful as it is to stay silent, there's one thing nobody can deny, once you open your mouth and speak your mind, you show the world exactly who you are. That's why words are much more powerful tools anyone, yes, even you who reads this long reply, can use. The more you use words that are in direct connection with your sincerity the more you actually grow your mind, your heart, and your soul, the more you use words that are in direct connection with your insincerity, the less you actually grow your mind, your heart, and your soul. If you so choose sincerity, you can alter your life completely, but if you choose insincerity, you can completely destroy it. You've a choice to make to stay silent and hide yourself from the world and hope that the world is going to recognize your effort, or to speak your mind, and show the world who you truly are. I won't say that silence doesn't work, because it really does work, but actually putting yourself out there, speaking your mind, showing the world who you truly are, your dreams, your visions, your hopes, your aspirations, your Craziest and Wildest ideas, shows the world what you're truly capable of, shows the world what you're truly capable of achieving and accomplishing in your life, and the more you show this to the world, the more the world believes in everything you've got, the more the world believes you can make it. Blessings

"Writing is a way of talking without being interrupted."

— Jules Renard