True Praise
How Human Psychology Can Result in All Round Growth
Speak only if it improves upon the silence — attribution unknown t
This is a simple story of my personal experiences but I believe it has profound implications.
Learning from A Personal Experience
I don’t know if you have been told ‘you talk too much’ but I have been told that a thousand times. Also, I didn’t realize that it’s possible my monologue could be construed as a display of knowledge which creates a deeper sense of insecurity within the minds of members of the audience creating an all round negative atmosphere.
On reflection, there’s two things I learnt i.e. the incredible power of silence to not only conserve my life energies but also to stop extra words from creating a negative experience of the kind I mentioned above.
However, the second lesson is more important to me and it is the power of positive speech. I am not alluding to false praise — I am talking about picking something positive from each person you address to dramatically alter their state of mind. I have had many experiences where true praise has altered a person’s outlook towards life. There are enough anectodes of positive words that have brought people back from the…
