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Do you have an opinion yet, no...get one now.


Aren't we all getting too much opinionated? I am not saying it's a good or bad thing. Who am I to decide, right? However, I genuinely think the world will be much better with one less of an opinion. So I try not to give one, atleast on sensitive matters and unless asked for one.

These days any Tom Dick and Harry has an opinion about how to run a government. I mean seriously. Also like I said I dont have anything against having an opinion. Every fool has it too. Its your right. All I ask though, is it necessary to give it to all, unsolicited, on each and every matter. Isnt it exhausting?

Who wouldn't want to be a person of knowledge than to be a person of too many opinions. Having a say in all the things is unnecessary. Having no opinions at all when needed is also shamed. What needs to be done is having your opinion and holding to it until asked for it. Otherwise it loses its value.

People who choose to remain quiet on sensitive matters have their own reasons. For starters they might not want to confuse an already confused person or add one more layer to an already complex situation or add fuel to an already dangerous outrage. But all we do is sit and judge and opine.

Is your opinion really going to matter is what you should be asking yourself? If not why give one. If its going to change someones course of action for the good, then you shouldn't hold back as well. Gauge the situation and then act, which people seldom do. Instead, what we do is, we act in haste and then gauge the situation but then it's too late. The damage has been caused. And there is no turning back. You cannot unscramble scrambled eggs, can you?

We think our fellow men are in such dire need of our views and what we think is right that we want to share them instantly. Even Archimedes must have waited for a split second before shouting "Eureka, Eureka".

These days everyone thinks they know it all. Nobody wants an unsolicited advice.
In situations where you feel the foolishness is killing you, dont suffer fools gladly either.

Here's the thing to remember, being opinionated is a good thing until you respect what others opine, you should agree to disagree before the situation turns volatile and you should hold on to your opinion in sensitive matters unless asked for it. br />

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