Contest || Silence Allows Violence

Greetings fellow steemians how are you all doing, hope everyone is doing well, I want to thank @moyeon for organizing such an interesting contest.

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👉What do you think the word "silence" mean ?

I think the word silence does not have one definition, it has many different definitions, first it can be defined as the absence of sound, and everywhere is quite secondly it can also be referred to as the lack of activities.

Infact the word silence is very powerful and complex, there are many different types of silence one is the grief silence which is a silence that is usually felt during tragedy or the loose of a Loved one.

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👉 Does silence denotes weakness ?

No, silence does not denotes weakness, it is rather a good sign of strength and resilience. Just as the wise man named

_{"Lao Tzu said "silence is a source of great strength."}

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Silence is also a time to think and reflect before saying or doing something just as another wise man named

_{"Publilius Syrus said "Be slow to speak, and you'll never have to apologize for your words."}

_{"Plato said "Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something."}Plato

Silence can be either showing respect by giving a person the chance to speak, it is also a sign of wisdom and understanding. Silence is like a magic word for finding perspective and peace.

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👉 Do you agree with the fact "silence allows violence " and why?

No, I do not agree with the fact that silence allows violence, the reason is because silence can be a great tool for resistance of violence and to stand against injustices. Sometimes speaking up can actually attract violence. Here another wise saying by

_{"Dave Hedges "The power of silence is that it can settle a thousand arguments."}

The reason why I said I do not agree with the fact that silence allows violence is because of what I have said earlier that silence can be a tool for the resistance of violence, when you stay silent it proves that you are not in support of the fight or violence that may arise.

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👉 Should one be outspoken all the time or sometimes?

Sometimes one needs to be out spoken but it is not everytime that a person need to talk and that is the reason why I said earlier that silence is a time to think and reflect before saying anything, it is very important to think before talking.

When you do not think before speaking out you might actually say unnecessary things or words that might escalate violence, sometimes it is important to speak when something is wrong but we need to consider the consequences that may arise, so I will say one does not need to be out spoken all the time.

I'm inviting @jasminemary, @ngoenyi, @vickyson, and @bossj23 to participate in this amazing contest.

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