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Aug 26, 2020Liked by Mukta Panda

So many valuable lessens here! As always, thank you. πŸ’—

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Aug 25, 2020Liked by Mukta Panda

Basically, I love paradoxes and debates related to them. Since everything in this universe is relative, paradoxes are essential necessity of creation, essential part of life. After all, there are always two sides of the coin. Average and simple people simply toss the coin, literally, or in their own minds, to decide the side to favor. Wise ones study the implications of the two sides, and at times prefer not to toss or to take the sides.

The choice between expressing your thoughts or to refrain yourself from expressing should depend on many things, including the time and place, the audience and the participants, the context of the subject and your own understanding of it, and the interpretations and implications of your expressions. Wisdom says that when in doubt, keeping your own consul is perhaps the best thing.

All this however, relates to discussions and debates, but not for arguments and conflicts which, at the best should be avoided. It is not necessary to poke one’s nose in everything. Like the wise ones choose their own battle ground, we should also choose the arena of our verbal discourse.

The situations are different under oppression, insults and injustices which are referred to in the quotes. Here too, each one of us has our own limits and threshold of tolerance. There cannot be uniform rules for everyone.

There is always a place to let go, rather than try to break the wall by hitting your head against it. Well considered silence at times is worth more than wining an argument that can hurt one or the other. Wisdom says that when there is a dust storm, one should keep the mouth shut.

Keeping quiet or letting go are not necessarily the signs of weakness, they can also be the signs of wisdom. I think it is Mark Twain who said that do not argue with fools; no one will be able to tell the difference.

Discretion is the virtue of the wise. At times listening to is better than speaking to. And if one has to speak, one must think before speaking, taking into account the implications of the dialog and the virtues of remaining silent. As the saying goes, give thy ear to all but tongue to none.

Once you are mindful of these, you can brave the consequences of either taking sides or remaining aloof. Always do what your mind thinks, and what your heart says.

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Sometimes, Unspoken words speak d loudest.Though I believe in Silence is Golden,I feel, Not responding is a response.V r equally responsible for what v don't do.

Glaring example s r

Draupadi VastraHaran

Seeta 's banishment despite Agnipariksha.

At d moment,D Pandemic is sending humankind a powerful signal,yet v r being mute spectator s to d destruction of Mother Earth.I want scream n b heard,but I feel I'm fighting a losing Battle.

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