Change Your Thoughts Change Your Life: The Power Of Language (Words, Language, Success, Change, Better Life, Power, Thoughts, How to) by Conner Jordan

Author:Conner, Jordan [Conner, Jordan]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2015-05-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6: Do you Really Have to give your Opinion?

For people living in democratic countries, being able to express their opinion comes very naturally to them. To live in a democratic country means that you have the right to say what you want to say, when you want to say it and how you want to say it. If you live in the United States, your right to speech is protected by the First Amendment of its constitution.

However, most people aim to say their opinion in spite of who gets hurt in the process. Nowadays, there are people“trolling”the internet. They hide behind their anonymity while saying damaging things against other people.

Some opinions are meant to be heard. Some are meant to be left unsaid. Opinions are worth saying if it will:

Encourage others. If you are blessed with what that other person is doing, do not keep it to yourself. Let that person know his or her impact in your life. You may not know when that person is going to read it.

There was a story by Dana Reinhardt about how Robert Downey Jr. helped her grandmother during an accident at a party. However, she was about 20 years old at that time and she was too shy to thank the popular movie star. She had thought about expressing her gratitude then, even thinking about writing him a letter when he was in prison for drug possession.

It was fifteen years after that accident, ten years after her grandmother’s death and five years after he was released from prison when she chanced upon him in a restaurant. She overcame her shyness and came to him despite an unwritten code in her place to leave movie stars alone in their privacy. She narrated that day, thanked him and said that for her, it was the most compassionate deed she has ever seen.

Robert Downey Jr. remembered that incident and was touched by her gesture. He then stood up, held her hands and stared into her eyes saying how much he needed to hear that at that moment.

Edify people. If you know that your friend is on the path to destruction, you should not let him or her go down there. You have to tell your opinion about it even though your friend may not like it. A true friend is someone who will tell the truth, even though it hurts. Remember that it is better that you rebuke openly rather than remain your love hidden (Proverbs 27:5).

When David lusted after Bathsheba and planned to kill her husband, he thought that he was safe and can do no wrong. At that time, he was already the king of Israel. Anyone who would defy the king risks his or her life, but Nathan, the prophet, told David that he was wrong. David was convicted and he repented his sins.

However, remember to be tactful in saying your opinion. You can say your opinion without condemning him or her. When your friend realizes that you are right and

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