A MOMENT OF SILENCE (1)

Can we observe a moment of silence please? Often we hear this and

people go hush and there’s a pin drop hearing silence as people pay
respect to a departed comrade, colleague, friend or family member. The
thoughts that run through minds during those minutes are a subject for
a later date. The period of silence run through one to five minutes as
deemed necessary by the moderator. Well, moments of silence observed
for the departed is not the thrust of this piece. The thing is we go
through periods in life when the next thing we do or say make or mar us,
when we regret the action just taken or shout for joy.

Most of the mistakes we make could have been avoided if we had not
been in a rush to say or do something and only observed a moment of
silence. It is wisdom to not do or say anything when we are angry, sad,
feel frustrated, hungry, happy, elated etc. We should not be impulsive
and make decisions on the spur of the moment especially concerning
important matters that we’ll live to regret later. Remember the king
during John the Baptist days for whose foolish promise the preacher was
beheaded or king Darius during Daniel’s day? The Bible says ‘…he that
believeth shall not make haste (Isa.28:16). So please observe a moment
of silence the next time before you sign those papers, before you hit your
wife or child, before you open your mouth in cursing, before you make
that promise or commit yourself to a cause. Observe a moment of silence,
it might save you many untold heartaches.

Burutolu Augustine