SPEECH IS SILVER, SILENCE IS GOLDEN!!!
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Silence is golden!
This proverb has it’s origin dated back to Ancient Egypt.
The first example of it was used by a poet Thomas Carlyle, who translated the phrase from German in Sartor Resartus, 1831, in which a character expounds at length on the virtues of silence:
The first example of it was used by a poet Thomas Carlyle, who translated the phrase from German in Sartor Resartus, 1831, in which a character expounds at length on the virtues of silence:
“Silence is the element in which great things fashion themselves together; that at length they may emerge, full formed and majestic, into the daylight of life, which they are thenceforth to rule.”
“Speech is too often not, as the Frenchman defined it, the art of concealing thought; but of quite stifling and suspending thought, so that there is none to conceal”
“Speech too is great, but not the greatest. As the Swiss Inscription says: Sprecfien ist silbern, Schweigen ist golden (Speech is silver, Silence is golden); or as I might rather express it: Speech is Time, Silence is of Eternity.”
Unfortunately, in this modern world, silence has
practically ceased to exist. Everyone is talking, they want to be heard, nobody
listens anymore.
We live in a world that values
sharing every thought and feeling as it occurs. As a result, we often do not
pause to reflect on what we have just said. By paying attention to the silence
within our conversations and embracing those spaces, we can connect more deeply
with ourselves.
Silence and stillness are a means
to recovering happiness and contentment.
“Silence is a woman’s best
garment.”
Your silence passes many messages;
one is that you are somebody, not a nobody, a person able to face a crowd and
to wait. This is an almost biological power of a big secure animal, looking at
harmless ones.
Silence has a certain energy to it
like no other energy source. It has the power to get people to think and to
act. It can help slow the mind down, and it is a powerful ally in the likes of
counselling and life coaching.
Our Ego is temporarily switched off
or at least made quiet for a bit, and we start to see the real world as it
should be.
Many at times, our thoughts overshadow
reality, therefore not allowing us see the beauty of the world around us.
Silence facilitates introspection
and allows our true self to speak, not the ego or the conscious mind, but our
true self.
TIMES TO USE SILENCE
- During arguments: Silence is most powerful in such a scenario, your ego may be trying to push through, but your ability to remain silent speaks nothing but maturity and helps reserve your energy.
- When people around you are gossiping: Gossip is contagious, try restricting yourself from joining in, especially when the topic of discussion is someone you don’t like either.
- When someone is talking: Always be the listener when people talk to you. Use facial expressions to acknowledge that you are listening.
- Quiet self-reflection: This helps in reaching a reasonable level of deep inner calm. Take at least 20minutes of your time each day to look through your inner self.
My motto is: DO MORE, TALK
LESS!!!!!
Do have a blessed weekend!!
Iam_peaceaghedo……………………………………..writing
is my passion!!!
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