Speak Up!!!

Just listened to the song brave by sara bareilles, I'm intrigued by the lyrics. 'Say what you wanna say and let the words fall out' that's the refrain, that line often comes out in everyday conversation but to do exactly what it says seems to be not as easy as to just say it. Let's try to break it down piece by piece.

What's so hard about saying things we have in our heads? If this question pops up to people with vast knowledge, speaking up what they think is like a walk in a park, so easy. They know what they are talking about, they understand the words that come out of their mouths, they can argue. Again, because they know a lot about almost everything. But what happens if the question above pops up to people with less knowledge? This is what happens to most of us, I don't deny it, I sometime have a hard time speaking up what I have in mind. There could be thousands of reason why but the most common is, we simply don't have the guts to do so. Yes, that simple. Usually, we are afraid to make mistakes, we're scared of what we say could or would offend other people and the most ridiculous one is, we are damn terrified what we think doesn't matter so why bother say it out loud.

We are given by God the most incredible tool to think, Brain! Yes, the one thing you need to speak up and express what you think or feel is just brain, and guess what, WE ALL HAVE ONE! To be perfectly honest, there's no single reason that you can use to not be able to speak your mind. I'm not gonna talk about the smart people, they don't have the problem to speak their minds. I'm gonna talk about the people who think they're too dumb, too shy or too much of a coward to speak up.

There's no such thing as right or wrong in an argument, whatever the issue might be. First rule you gotta understand, I repeat, GOT TO UNDERSTAND! And an argument is never about winning. The point of an argument is to discuss things, to broaden our mind, to fully open up our way of thinking, to share thoughts of any matter.

What you think is never a mistake, it never will be. Its simply your thought and everybody is entitled to it. To be afraid to make mistake when you're speaking up is simply ridiculous. Its your head, you're free to use it how you want it. If your thoughts are different to most people, it doesn't mean they are wrong. Believe in what you think, if you don't then who else. When you believe in your opinion about something, however weird it might be, its not impossible for people to get affected by it. 'People will believe a constant lie' not exactly the same term, but you get the idea. So, go on, be brave!

I have a line that I like, 'being stupid is not a sin, being a smart ass is'. From that line, we can conclude that even though you're the dumbest person on earth, you still have thoughts, and those thoughts still count for something. Let's put it this way, dumb people tend to think simple, they don't have the ability to think far beyond, they only think what they need to do at one particular moment. They tend to disregard the domino effect of their action. For us, that kinda thing is reckless, BUT, that way of thinking often makes life a lot easier. They only live in the moment, they don't plan, they don't prepare for tomorrow, they don't expect. They don't get upset or disappointed when things don't go their way. So don't feel shy to speak up if you're stupid, who knows, your thoughts could be an enlightment for some people.

Still from that line above. Being a smart ass is a sin. Not able to speak up because you think you're too dumb is bad BUT, to speak out loud about what's in your head when you're dumb is worse, A LOT WORSE! Like I said before, there's no right or wrong in an argument, there's only how good you are in defending your argument. An argument is always about what you think in an issue, its about your opinion, your perspective in looking at an issue, and every single human being got a different point of view. So its normal to have a different way of looking at things. When you're stupid, you won't have enough facts to support your argument. Its fine if you wanna speak up your mind about the discussed matter, but know yourself, if its out of your league, you gotta know when to stop. Don't boast about things you don't know. Improve yourself first, do a lot of readings, any matter, just read. Have a vast knowledge, when you do, then start again.

Able to speak your mind is the foundation of communication. If people doesn't know what you think how can they take you seriously. Human are blessed with freedom of speech. Use the blessing well, use your brain well. For those who live in a country with strict rules about speaking up like north korea, I'd say, you guys got a bad hand! Sucks for you! But for the rest of us, be glad that we live in countries that let us speak freely.