There is a Chinese saying " Troubles come from our mouth, illness come in through our mouth", this message is to tell us that we must be careful of our words, otherwise, it can bring us unbearable troubles or instigate negative re-actions or reply from the people who hear these words.
Even a wrong word can bring misunderstanding or if the words are said in a different tone, it can spell trouble for us. A bad speaker spoilts an occasion or a meeting and a good speaker really inspires others who hear them speak.
Some people used words to provoke or to express their unhappiness and in the middle of their speech, they get carried away and it often brings trouble and criticism. To avoid trouble, we must be calm and select the right words and the right tone to deliver the message when we speak. If we feel that we cannot control our anger or emotions, we should refrain from speaking or making any comments.
If we have nothing meaningful to say, we should not say anything. Just to say nonsense for the sake of speaking will make us look stupid or idiotic. We have to breath deeply to control our urge to be heard.
Some words are so provocative that it invites physical harms to us. We have to remember certain words have different meaning to different cultures and race. So, we must be aware of audience and refrain from using words which we are not sure or it would incite trouble.
Often a gentle word can also speak trouble if it is spoken to a person who have bad experience with that particular word and it could arouse very strong negative re-actions from a simple and gentle word. If the situation is not favorable, we should apolosize and excuse ourself before harms can come our way.
It is also true that we often use words out of anger or emotions and we do not mean to offend but once, the words goes it out , it cannot be pull back and the hurt is already done to the listeners. So, before we say something important, we have to consider three times ( ancient advise) before we say something. Shooting off our cluff can so alot of harm if the speaker is not experience or a good speaker.
Finally, there is a Chinese saying " the speaker have no intention but listener interpretes such intention". The message like I have said earlier, words can have many meaning and it is used not clearly or spoken in a bad manner , it will be easily been wrongly interpreted. We should be always aware of such pitfalls in our speech.
If we speak too much and too easily , not only we will invite trouble with our words but illness will also come in through our mouth apart from us eating the wrong food , there could be poison.
We should be aware of such weakness in our speech.
Namaste.
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