Growing up as a young child with a pastor as my father I have learned a lot of things about keeping silent when necessary, it's not every word said to you you must give response to. There are times you will need to be quiet to prove an important point, keeping silent doesn't mean you are a fool or you don't know what to say, it is simply you taking time out to think deeply before contributing. I will take myself as an example lots of people see me as a gentle lady because I don't talk but deep down inside me I know am not gentle I am just quiet, and people misinterpret these words. Being quiet is so different from being gentle although they look alike they have a different meanings. I have learned a lot from my father being a quiet man he only talks when necessary and when it's not you will see him sitting quietly observing the environment, people see him as a dangerous man because he hardly talks but he is not, he is the most simple person you can ever imagine so I can say I learned that from him.
Silence is golden, silence is divine, and your opinion will be respected when you know what to say at the right time. A wise man once told me "if you are in a meeting be the one to talk last, let everyone there say their minds then pick one or two points from each of them then make that your point", don't be talkative. It is better to be a wise introvert than a foolish extrovert, pick your words with wisdom. Speeches are like eggs once they got broken they can never be fixed anymore, this has always been my watchword that's why I don't talk much especially when I am angry to not say what I will regret later. The best time to keep silent is when you are angry because then you are not yourself and everything you alter out at that time will be used against you when you are calm.
In the world today, people are always looking for mistakes and faults in others and they use speech as an excuse, the way people monitor others' speech is heartbreaking because why must you be delighted in your fellow human pain? that is why we need to be careful when we talk not to talk carelessly. Some people tend to speak carelessly to others because they feel since they are not their age mate they can talk to them anyhow unknown that during this lot of damage would have been caused and there might not be a solution to the damage that has been done. Wise people are always quiet, they don't talk anyhow because they know how golden silence is, sometimes silence is worth millions while careless talk deserves punishment. I will urge us to reflect on how we live our lives daily, silence doesn't mean you are a fool it simply means you are knowledgeable enough to understand the billion worth of silence.
