think first...

...before you speak.

"Conversation was never begun at once, nor in a hurried manner. No one was quick with a question, no matter how important, and no one was pressed for an answer. A pause giving time for thought was the truly courteous way of beginning and conducting a conversation. Silence was meaningful with the Lakota, and his granting a space of silence to the speech-maker and his own moment of silence before talking was done in the practice of true politeness and regard for the rule that, 'thought comes before speech.'" --Luther Standing Bear (1868? - 1939) Ogala Sioux chief

i just wanted to share this with everyone 🙂

Aww..thats rather nice.

"i see that as only being applicable to the egotistical and unyielding."

sagitTAUries... you shoulda thought first before you said that. lol 😉

Thanks for sharing it. Seems to me that our culture today has not much value, or understanding, of the gifts of silence.. Always something making distractions. Maybe I'm just getting old! Have you come across the book, OGLALA RELIGION, by Willian K. Powers? Interesting read, especially after you get past the first 6 chapters.

definitely not much value in taking time to do it right. faster is better.

Oh my, sometimes I think I take too long to think things through 😄 LOL!!! I will take a week just to answer a simple question asked, my goodness .....