Actually no. Talking in itself is easy. It's an intuitive act of opening one's mouth and emitting syllables. Words. That sometimes may not even need to make sense. But speaking, communicating, essentially is an arduous task. It's a dangerous job. A big responsibility if you'd like. For communicating requires a message to be sent and received. And between that millisecond when a message is being said to the time that it reaches someone's ear and is being processed by the brain, lots of trouble could already have been brewing. The tone of voice, the choice of words, the gestures and facial expressions that accompany the message....all play a big part in deciding if successful communication manages to take place. If it all doesn't go well, this act of speaking automatically becomes a major crime; a weapon that can damage deep down to the place where it hurts the most. Sometimes leaving scars. Really, it's like walking on broken glass.
So some people choose to talk less. Because it's all statistics really. The less you talk, the less you make mistakes, the less potential hurt you can cause and/or sustain.
It's a terrible option.
Without talking and communicating, we become further apart. And this distance, with time, will get further. And many a time, realisation comes too late.
I would rather talk and make lots of mistakes. Be confrontational. Say it out and disagree. What's so scary about that. But of course, it's easy if it just depends on how I feel. Truth is, communication is a two-way street. And the other street is always harder to take on. It's unpredictable and out of our hands.
What you gonna do?
Al posto mio, che fai?
