Ramble

Why do people talk so much?

Why does everything have to be given an explanation, before it is even asked for?

Why do we say things, and then immediately regret saying them?

Why do we have to gossip about other people's business?

Why can't people discern between things that should be said aloud and things they should keep to themselves?

Are we afraid of being judged?

Are we scared that we might say the wrong thing? So we ramble on and on until we hardly remember what we had to say in the first place.

What if we limited our words? Force ourselves to think before we speak. Consolidate. Be direct.

How many times do we say more than a person cares to know? Could we perhaps give the simple answer, and continue a discussion if further conversation is invited?

People think you're rude or stuck-up if you don't have much to say, or something is "wrong." And they talk about it. Talk talk talk talk. What if it was just accepted?

Ideally....

If you don't like someone, you don't like them. That doesn't mean you have to tell other people you don't like them, why you don't like them, and any gossip you may or may not have heard about them.

If you know two sides of a story, you know two sides of a story. That doesn't mean you have to make them one, it's not your job, and you may not know as much as you think you know anyway.

If you are unhappy with your situation in life, whatever that may be, do something about it. Don't whine and complain to others, or watch your life pass you by; deal with it as best as you can and keep your eyes on a brighter future, or, if it's something within your control, make a change.

1...2...3.

Simple as that.

What if everyone took those three seconds, placing them before every thought spoken.

How will what I say hurt someone else?

Is this the right thing to say in this moment?

Am I going to regret saying this later?