Silence can be great…. Silence can be bad…. 

Speak when you are provoked… and you will probably regret it! Speak when you are unsure… and you will probably leave a lot for yourself to cleanup! Speak when you are being reprimanded for your mistakes… and you will have created one big mess for yourself!

In most cases silence is the best recourse… but there are exceptions to everything!!!

Stay silent when you are being blamed wrongly… and people will think you are pleading guilty! Stay silent when others are struggling and you have the answers… and you are really not playing a positive role and sometimes that can be very bad! Stay silent when you are being questioned about your questionable deeds… and you would have prompted some serious frustration, may be even fury!!!

Silence is not necessarily golden every time….

And there is no golden rule that trumps common sense….

Apply your common sense… If you were on the other side, would you want the other person to speak up or stay silent given that situation???

Do what is right… Don’t just blabber…. Don’t just shut up!!!