What
should we understand by 'golden' in this statement? How important is
silence in the every day life and in the relationships with the people
around us?
Well, we can say that this old saying can be discussed from different
points of view and each one is interesting in its own. First of all,
silence is certainly "golden" when compared to speaking evil. How
wonderfully "golden" the "silence" would be if all whispering, gossip,
backbiting, lying, slander and such like could be forever stopped.
That’s why all of us need to pay more attention to our speech and think
twice before saying something in order not to offend somebody or to
stop behaving badly in society.
Secondly, there are persons who prefer being calm and silent in the relations with the ones aro
und them and this behaviour is just a means of realizing that person
can say more by being silent. It gives us clues about the character of
that person, that he may be someone we can trust in as he prefers no to
speak too much about his life or that of others. Very frequently, many
people may be guilty of saying too much because they can become boring
telling several facts of no interest or they can say many foolish
things. That’s why we should agree that at times ‘silence is golden’.
On the other hand, there are times when silence is not "golden’ because
we choose to remain silent when in fact we should speak up. This is a
proof of cowardice because we don’t have the power to tell what we
really think and to be responsible for our deeds. There are times when
it is our obligation to speak up and tell the truth. Many times those
who should speak out and warn of danger remain silent because they are
afraid or fear that they might hurt someone's feelings. Therefore, we
should learn how to say the truth even if there are circumstances when
it is very difficult to do this because it is maybe an unpleasant and
uneasy task.
Then, silence is golden between friends because it is the base of
confidence and is essential for people to have the courage to tell
their problems, to ask for an advice and to have the certainty that
their queries won’t be heard by others.
All in all, silence is of great importance depending on the situation
and we should learn to appreciate its value as much as we appreciate
gold.
should we understand by 'golden' in this statement? How important is
silence in the every day life and in the relationships with the people
around us?
Well, we can say that this old saying can be discussed from different
points of view and each one is interesting in its own. First of all,
silence is certainly "golden" when compared to speaking evil. How
wonderfully "golden" the "silence" would be if all whispering, gossip,
backbiting, lying, slander and such like could be forever stopped.
That’s why all of us need to pay more attention to our speech and think
twice before saying something in order not to offend somebody or to
stop behaving badly in society.
Secondly, there are persons who prefer being calm and silent in the relations with the ones aro
und them and this behaviour is just a means of realizing that person
can say more by being silent. It gives us clues about the character of
that person, that he may be someone we can trust in as he prefers no to
speak too much about his life or that of others. Very frequently, many
people may be guilty of saying too much because they can become boring
telling several facts of no interest or they can say many foolish
things. That’s why we should agree that at times ‘silence is golden’.
On the other hand, there are times when silence is not "golden’ because
we choose to remain silent when in fact we should speak up. This is a
proof of cowardice because we don’t have the power to tell what we
really think and to be responsible for our deeds. There are times when
it is our obligation to speak up and tell the truth. Many times those
who should speak out and warn of danger remain silent because they are
afraid or fear that they might hurt someone's feelings. Therefore, we
should learn how to say the truth even if there are circumstances when
it is very difficult to do this because it is maybe an unpleasant and
uneasy task.
Then, silence is golden between friends because it is the base of
confidence and is essential for people to have the courage to tell
their problems, to ask for an advice and to have the certainty that
their queries won’t be heard by others.
All in all, silence is of great importance depending on the situation
and we should learn to appreciate its value as much as we appreciate
gold.