Silence kills all and finally comes after your life!

"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."

- Abraham Lincoln

If you had told me being silent is very powerful four years back, I would have called you a liar and painted you as a weak and sheepish character. I had this Che Guevara-ness in my marrows. My spirit would fight and take anyone down. That was me, then. But now, no, things are very different with me. I have become silent - yes! But I have also learnt how to use it with wise.

If you face serious issues, people warring against you and evil being devised to tarnish you - don't fret, don't even feel a tinge of pressure, don't take anything, don't vent out. The best way to tackle problems is to remain silent. When you are silent, it is very difficult for people to read you. When it becomes difficult for people to read you, you are powerful. Yes, people will misinterpret you, misquote you, develop wrong perceptions about you, spread rumours, conspire against you and may even do the nastiest of things to bring you down. But you should keep this in mind. All that they do is only to provoke you, make you speak and spill your mind. The Holy Bible says - A fool uttereth all his mind!. So no, don't give in there. Don't lose your tough. Keep your line and length tight. We are now a free nation because a man called Mahatma who led the independence movement was silent and non violent.

Like there is always a flip-side to the coin, silence also has its darker shades. Adam Lanza who killed 26 people in Connecticut last December was silent all the time, too. This 20 year old killed everyone and finally pulled the trigger pointing to his temple. Silence kills all and finally comes after your life! Ajmal Kasab did not utter a word when he made his final walk with his hangman. Research says that a major chunk of those who commit suicide showcase reclusive behaviour.

Silence is powerful but also dangerous. Powerful - in helping you establish yourself, focus better, form a tough persona, and destroy all the wrongful things people rant about you. Dangerous - in making you a reclusive, an anti-social and appear reluctant and complacent. So what do I recommend? While you should continue to embrace silence, you should also take breaks at regular intervals - not to prove a point to others but to prove to yourself that you are not on the dangerous side of things. 

So what can you do? To whom can you talk? There is always a handful people whom you can trust. Your Mum. Your Dad. A closest friend who is understanding and wise. You should open up to them at times and talk about life at large - the good, the bad and the ugly. You can always carry a smile wherever you go. That will help you ease and add more vigour to your silence. And yea, the best thing - seclude yourself from everyone, go alone, meet the needy, and do some social work. Refrain from the inner urge of wanting to be known for the good you do. Helping somebody in secret will definitely make you feel good and keep you on the right track.