There is a story of the Buddha, who encountered a woman who
had just lost her son, and she was in great grief. The Buddha said, “I suggest that you just
look around to meet somebody who has not lost a treasured child or husband or
relative or friend.” -Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth
“To say the right thing at the right time, keep still most of the time.” John W. Roper Those who get in trouble most often are those cannot seem to keep still, remain silent. Life teaches many lessons. Among the best lessons of life is one my father taught me at an early age was, “If you have nothing nice to say, say nothing.” The contributions we make to life via our mouth are many and varied. Most of the time, I reckon, they are not contributions at all, but things that diminish the richness of life.
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