Know When To Be Silent

The controversy where a waiter was made to stand for two hours has reached fever-pitched and the way I look at it nobody wins in the verbal fisticuff ... not JB, not the waiter, not the netizens who joined the free-for-all brawl.

When you don't know enough about the problem ... other people are experts and they can't resist the invitation to participate. If your opinion has no bearing on others ... it would be best to remain SILENT ... simply because it is the wisest thing to do.

If there is a risk that your words might unnecessarily hurt someone .... choosing silence can be an act of kindness and maturity.

The waiter controversy lured us to become what we become. We let our emotions dictate us to believe that our actions are the best option available under the circumstances. When we could have chosen to be silent.

The waiter controversy taught us to CHILL ... calm down and relax because we are getting emotional.

Here is a compilation of situations where one needs to resist the urge to comment, critique, and criticize on social media. It is not mine ... but I just want to share it with you.

KNOW WHEN TO BE SILENT

1. Be silent - in the heat of anger.

2. Be silent - when you don't have all the

facts.

3. Be silent - when you haven't verified the

story.

4. Be silent - if your words will offend a

weaker person.

5. Be silent - when it is time to listen.

6. Be silent - when you are tempted to make

light of holy things.

7. Be silent - when you are tempted to joke

about sin.

8. Be silent - if you would be ashamed of

your word later.

9. Be silent - if your words would convey the

wrong impression.

10. Be silent - if the issue is none of your

business.

11. Be silent - when you are tempted to tell

an outright lie.

12. Be silent - if your words will damage

someone else's reputation.

13. Be silent - if your words will damage a

friendship.

14. Be silent - when you are feeling critical.

15. Be silent - if you can't say it without

screaming.

16. Be silent - if your words will be a poor

reflection of your friends and family.

17. Be silent - if you may have to eat your

words later.

18. Be silent - if you have already said it more

than one time.

19. Be silent - when you are tempted to

flatter a wicked person.

20. Be silent - when you are supposed to be

working instead!!

"WHOEVER GUARDS HIS MOUTH AND TONGUE KEEPS HIS SOUL FROM TROUBLES"