It is another day, I have to go to school, and I have to do some tests. I not only have to remember facts that in the real world have little implication but I also have to “express” my opinion through my essay’s in my english class. Considering I don’t get 9’s or 8’s on my essays I do the bare minimum, in my other classes I find that memory practices are the best way to get by and I find that it is helpful in learning how to store knowledge, but in english It is on a random topic, then what? Though that is just because I am a man of few words and am not very expository and as Winston Churchill said, “Broadly speaking, the short words are the best, and the old words the best of all”. Whether a person feels the need to talk or not is none of my concern but when they do it should be meaningful. Some people just talk to talk and I think that more or less it is a way for us through the way that we grew up to stall until we get old enough and are ready to begin making a name for ourselves. I try to remain quiet sometimes because I know it’s the right thing to do and do my assigned homework and sometimes I humor some people by talking to them when both of us know we could be doing something better with our time.
I think that in school, and in life it’s better just to keep quiet or if the need arises to say something think it out and then say it. At times, in certain situations it’s better to lay low and not say anything and learn from what’s happening outside of yourself and other times it is good to get an opinion across. Words do carry weight and that should be already known. One of the most common ways to obtain this is having credibility through education or age. People who gain credibility through education give the best kind of knowledge in terms of worldly knowledge like mathematics or geography, but the elderly can help us in the long run by giving us knowledge about life. The way I look at it passing along this knowledge can help in developing a person’s ability to express what they think. In conclusion it is important for persons words to be meaningful.
Hey i dont think you should stay quiet, you sound like a very intresting person and you should let other people see that. You never know unless you try right? I like this post it really shows a lot about you and i cant wait to read the next.
ReplyDeleteVery true some people do just talk to to hear themselves speak and that can be very irritating but some people talk because they always have something to say or are always trying to pass on their knowledge to someone else. Personally i love to talk,Im a very talkative person im very social-able but i always try to make my words count and try to make sure that my words mean something to someone.
ReplyDeleteno one should ever speak just to speak. it's always nice when things that people say are meant, and come from the heart, but not everything has to be said. it is true that some thoughts are meant to be only that: thoughts. some people don't have a monitor for the things they say and they'll run their mouths a mile a minute, which is really annoying, but at the same time, no one should ever have to stay quiet when they want to be heard. but like my mom always says: "everything in moderation" :D
ReplyDeleteI do agree that we can be using our time more wisely rather than just wasting it talking. But only if its for a good reason. I also like the way you didnt just leave a "naked" quote, you dressed it up.
ReplyDeleteSTAYING QUIET ISNT THE BEST THING BECAUSE PEOPLE MAKE UP YOUR PERSONALITY BECAUSE LIKE YOU DONT EXPRESS YOUR SELF THEY TRY TO CREATE YOUR PERSON EVEN IF IT NOT EVEN CLOSE TO HOW YOU ARE IN PERSON.bUT TALKING ISNT THE ONLY EXPRESS WHAT YOU ARE LIKE BUT TO START TAKE THE FIRST STEP.
ReplyDeleteQuiet is a curious thing, for it can do many things that one cannot expect. I know from personal experience that silence can have the dual effect of calming people down or heating them up. It is usually appropriate for many situations especially when you do not agree with what someone has said yet do not want to openly contradict them. There is one situation I have found where one should never be quiet. Whenever insulted or advertised as anything incorrect one should always argue their point rather than remain silent. For in that situation silence is the same as approval or acceptance. And the last thing anybody would want is for incorrect assumptions regarding them to be assumed true due to a lack of response.
ReplyDeleteI like what your saying, people who just ramble on never realy have someone who listens to them because people stop once they realize that everything they say has no meaning. On the other hand someone ( like yourself ) has more meaning in 20 words than someone that can ramble with 100 ( if that makes sense ). All in all I like your point .:D
ReplyDeletei agree that at times it is better to remain silent then talk. My dads old boss used to call talking without thinking talking out of your a**. However, due to the social world we live in to get ahead in life you must at some point pass the test being able to talk. I think talking can help relieve feeling and hardships of the day overall making you a happier person. If anything screw the world do it for yourself.
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