When we have those words at the tip of the tongue, we will tend to hold back at that very last minute, just because the following questions 'pop' up in the brain:
1. What will he/she think if I said this? Can I accept his/her reaction to it?
2. Will those words be too mean/harsh? Will I hurt his/her feelings?
3. Will I sound stupid if I just blurt everything out without any filtering?
And at the end, we will just be thinking and be like "Well, let's keep this to another time. Perhaps it's just not the time yet..."
"Not the time yet..." - Again and again, this phrase makes victim out of many of us. Perhaps not many of us, perhaps, only me... Yes, I mentioned about Carpe Diem, about siezing the moment, however, being a do-er is always more challenging than the one who only speaks.
"Speak faith into that vision and it will soon turn into action." I've never doubted this, and I can vaguely remember where did I hear this from (Bible School perhaps?). Action is a very big word, as defined by www.dictionary.com, which is "an act that one consciously wills and that may be characterized by physical or mental activity."
Just two quotes which I personally favorite:
- Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another. - Napoleon Hill
- Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. - Plato
Well, at the very end, some things in life just cannot be rushed to get the results which one desired. As a Chinese proverb that goes "欲速则不达", which means haste makes waste, it is necessary that one have patience and not speak anything that just come to your mind.
Keep Calm and don't be gan jiong (anxious in Hokkien)...
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