Some people are NOT ready for what you have to say, particularly if it would shatter and expose the deception and corruption about everything they fiercely defend, and THINK they know. Unbeknownst to them, they should be VERY glad you haven’t spoken— yet.
Silence doesn’t mean you’re stupid, cowardly, or apathetic. Perhaps it means you’re being thoughtful about how, and when to speak. Your input always has the potential to be damaging and, or enlightening when, unlike others, you DO know the whole story, not just hearsay, rumors, opinions, or edited pieces that favor one side of an issue.
Before chiming in, you have to ask yourself, “Will it be worth it?”
Speak, and you’ll know immediately if your input counts. Speak, and you’ll know if people are really invested in truth, and committed to the dissemination of pertinent, helpful information, or if they’ve simply been waiting for an opportunity to pounce on you.
Silence doesn’t mean you’re stupid, cowardly, or apathetic. Perhaps it means you’re being thoughtful about how, and when to speak. Your input always has the potential to be damaging and, or enlightening when, unlike others, you DO know the whole story, not just hearsay, rumors, opinions, or edited pieces that favor one side of an issue.
Before chiming in, you have to ask yourself, “Will it be worth it?”
Speak, and you’ll know immediately if your input counts. Speak, and you’ll know if people are really invested in truth, and committed to the dissemination of pertinent, helpful information, or if they’ve simply been waiting for an opportunity to pounce on you.
You have to know if you’re speaking to those who are mature and secure, or if your words are falling on the deaf ears of those only interested in maintaining shallow relationships that can’t, and won’t survive the truth.
Why DO people have such disdain for silence? What is this bullying to get certain people to talk? To agree with you, or your cause? Why does another person’s voice matter more than your own? Could it be that the credibility of a thing will suffer unless specific voices support it?
Why DO people have such disdain for silence? What is this bullying to get certain people to talk? To agree with you, or your cause? Why does another person’s voice matter more than your own? Could it be that the credibility of a thing will suffer unless specific voices support it?
Some would never listen to what you have to say— not because it’s flawed, but because it’s coming from YOU. They think they know you. They think they should be able to dictate how you should feel. They don’t like you based on what someone else said. They’ve heard about you. They’ve never actually spoken TO you, of course, but they’d never listen anyway. The truth coming from you might mean they have to re-examine themselves, their biases, sense of fairness, and discernment. They only want you to say something so they can counter it. They’re more interested in burning or embarrassing you, than hearing the truth.
Investment in lies is big business.
The response to you ending your silence runs the gamut. Your words will be welcomed, co-signed, and understood by some, or rejected and ridiculed by others.
It is useless trying to speak truth to those who are willfully ignorant, complicit, enamored by conspiracy theories, or too close to a person or situation to be fair.
The truth is offensive and painful to those whose reputations and reasoning may be called into question because they allowed themselves to be duped and manipulated by a ruthless, desperate, or dishonest individual. Speak all you want. They won’t hear or listen. In fact, they’ll go out of their way to destroy YOU.
People often try to bait you into conversation, only to attack whatever you say— even if you agree with them.
People often try to bait you into conversation, only to attack whatever you say— even if you agree with them.
Sometimes it’s not about the truth or the cause, but the maintenance of a relationship based on opportunistic endeavors. No one wants to believe their friends, loved ones, co-workers, mentors, etc. are liars. It’s a hard pill to swallow when you find out you defended the wrong side of an issue. Watch what happens when you are no longer useful. Your loyalty to something or someone you were invested in, and thereby, failed to vet, will backfire.
Objectivity matters. Open your eyes. It’s not enough to just speak on a thing. Know why. Be honest. If you don’t agree, don’t say so.
Objectivity matters. Open your eyes. It’s not enough to just speak on a thing. Know why. Be honest. If you don’t agree, don’t say so.
Causes need sincere voices, not coerced ones.
Be sure you know what you’re talking about before you stick your neck out; and make sure the proof you cite hasn’t been tainted or contrived.
Don’t get mad at people for not speaking up. Maybe they know that what they contribute won’t help a situation at all. Maybe they know more than you do, and if you had the information they have, you might be quiet, too.
It’s hard to get egg off of your face. You might want to leave silent people alone and applaud them for minding their own business. Keep pushing, and they may reveal something you don’t want to know.
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