Speak Your Mind

SPEAK YOUR MIND
"Speak your mind... Even if your voice shakes..."
                                                  -Maggie Kuhn
       Our race, the human race, has been bestowed with a gift... A gift of the ability to form an opinion. It's a beautiful gift, because it allows us to have an insight about a particular concept or topic. Because we have the power to have an opinion, we can change perceptions, we can ease our lives by changing perception. And voicing one's opinion makes him stronger, more confident to face a world that is changing at rapid pace, becoming more and more tight, more competitive, and yet more accepting, and rather happening.
I happened to come across a beautiful song, apt for this particular piece:
"Say what you need to say
Say what you need to say
Have no fear for giving in
Have no fear for giving over
You better know that in the end
It's better to say too much
Than to never to say what you need to say again...”
                                                                                 -John Mayer ('Say'- Continuum, 2007)
Once you have let out what's on your mind, you feel lighter. You get the opportunity to realize yourself better, to stimulate your mind. Speaking your mind can cement your place in the memory of a world where people are instantly forgotten. Once your mind begins to develop, nothing can stop your path. How do you think a few people's words are remembered as great quotations today?
I believe even the weakest, once given a chance, has enough strength in him to voice himself. To divulge his thoughts, his feelings. Shannon L. Alder once said, “When you give yourself permission to communicate what matters to you in every situation you will have peace despite rejection or disapproval. Putting a voice to your soul helps you to let go of the negative energy of fear and regret.” It may be hard to face up to a situation at first... It may be even harder to stand up against a formidable audience, a majority that believes in one thing, while you believe in another. But respected are those, who at least tried.
People say that words need to be chosen carefully... They say it's better to keep quiet and be called a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt. But I believe differently. I believe if people think of you as a fool, let them. You can always prove them wrong later. But hold your ground. Say all you need to, if required.
But, remember:

Speak your mind... And watch the world change...

Comments

  1. Unknown26 February 2014 at 13:24

    Can't help but give my thoughts on this - there's also another way to look at it....

    Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
    Winston Churchill

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  2. Unknown18 April 2014 at 15:53

    A good 'piece of your mind :)

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