Random Thought #1
Posted by Rebecca Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:44:00 GMT
So I used to never open my mouth and say anything because I was afraid I’d say something stupid or incorrect. You know: “Better to let someone think you are a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt.”
That was way back when I was depressed and was a different person than who G-d has made me to be today.
I can honestly say I’ve come a long way. Now I open my mouth whenever I want to say something, and often times I don’t even think about what I’m saying.
I guess I should explain. It’s not that I don’t think at all about what I’m saying. I just don’t follow my thoughts through to completion.
Like the other day I was talking to someone about raising kids and I was saying how in an ideal world you’d create an environment in which you could surround your children with truth and teach them to be strong in their faith.
He countered with the idea that in reality, the best you can do is instill in your children the value of making wise decisions so that when they grow up they will want to make them.
Of course I knew that somewhere deep down inside, but honestly I hadn’t consciously thought about it that way.
Did I feel stupid? Not really. I was glad I opened my mouth and said my incomplete thought, because a brother helped me complete that thought and I learned something.
So don’t be afraid to say what’s on your mind. You might learn something from someone else, or perhaps they will learn something from you.