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There are a lot of people who always wish to express their opinion about everything. Whatever it is, it can be politics or religion or the personal affair of somebody, they will always say something. They believe that unless they express their opinion, people will believe that they are weak or they do not know anything. But what I would say here is that the one who remains silent, sometimes is the most powerful person in the room.
In this case we witness that when two individuals are fighting and a third individual comes and offers his/her view then the fighting becomes even larger. And what I mean here is that at times it is preferable to remain quiet. Not all things require your speech. Not all arguments require your response. When an individual learns how to remain silent, he spares himself much trouble.
Since in this case we find the people who talk the most are the people who cause the most trouble. They say something bad, then they need to explain it, then they need to say sorry, and then it all begins all over again. But the one who does not speak, he does not need to do all this. His life is also simple and his mind is also at peace.
Here also we find that there are some elders in our neighborhoods, and in our cities, who will never venture their opinion unless someone asks them to. And when they speak everybody Listen to them attentively. This is the actual strength. The less you speak, the more valuable what you say will be. Individuals are in anticipation of what you will say. But when one man talks continuously, no one will be interested in what he is saying anymore.
What I mean here is that not having an opinion does not mean that the person is stupid or lacks understanding in things. It is to say that you are sufficiently wise to realize that not all things are your business. A lot of things are occurring around us each day. When we begin to take our opinion on everything, we will have nothing left to do in our own life and in our own work.
And now in the present day we find that social media has blown this issue out of proportion. All are writing their view on everything. People post something and right away hundreds of people start commenting and quarrelling. Here we observe that the majority of these individuals are not even aware of the entire story. They simply view something and they begin talking. and then after one or two days the truth is discovered, and all feel extremely ashamed. It is more advisable to wait and remain silent.
Education is also the means of teaching us this. Our teachers and our parents tell us to speak not without thinking. When you know that what you are going to say is not going to help the situation, then it is better to remain quiet. This does not amount to weakness. This is wisdom.