Silence is golden
Words
are very powerful. A word spoken wrongly may result in violence. It may even
kill someone. Similarly, a positive word spoken at the right moment may protect
the lives of many. We often see that a man in anger goes on uttering many
objectionable things which he would have never done otherwise and in that
process causes enormous loss to himself and others. But one does such things in
a fit of anger. Thus he hurts others . People regret their actions later on.But
it is too late. Words once spoken can never be withdrawn. We have, therefore,
to be very careful while speaking.
These
days quarrels and infighting among friends, relatives and neighbors have become
a routine. Most of the time, we think ourselves correct
and start fighting even for small things. In such a scenario everybody has his
own viewpoints. Hardly there is anybody ready to listen to others. Everybody is
sticking to his gun. That leads to avoidable confrontation.
The
problem with us is that we keep speaking all the time. We are always trying to
make others to accept his viewpoint and to follow him. We hardly try to listen
to others or to appreciate the difficulties which they may be facing So, our
talking to anybody becomes fruitless. It does not develop understanding rather
results in greater misunderstanding. It would have been better to listen to
others and try to find out reasons behind their present stand. If that happens,
and we try to adjust and appreciate others, we can find out peaceful solutions
of the problems.
It
is often seen that persons just keep talking mindless of the fact whether the
other side is interested in him or not. Same is the case with the people on the
other side. They too keep on speaking, sometimes shouting also. The result is
that both sides often start physical fighting after exchange of some unwanted
words. Things happen so rapidly that hardly anybody has time to think. They
just keep on reacting. Such situations often lead to unforeseen developments.
If both sides had acted wisely, kept their heads cool and exchanged words with caution,
things could have been entirely different.
If
we remain calm, develop poise and do not react unnecessarily, things can change
altogether. Everybody thinks that he is innocent. He always blames others
for anything going wrong . But that hardly solves the problem rather things get
out of hand because of the selfish motive of persons involved. Irrespective of
the fact whether stand taken by him is right or wrong, he wants others to
accept it blindly. That is the root of the problem. If we keep calm and introspect,
lot many problems can be solved. In fact, the world would be entirely different
than what we see today.
While
in silence, we have greater opportunity for self-introspection. We can evaluate
ourselves. We can take into account difficulties of others. We can think about
possible solutions which could lead to amicable settlement of the disputes. As
long as human civilization exists, there is bound to be conflict of interests. There
will be people with different likes and dislikes. Wisdom lies in acceptance of
the realities and developing abilities to live in harmony despite differences. We
can do so in a better way by speaking the least and listening the most. That is
why it is stated that silence is golden.
