Think before you speak/act

We oftenly hear this quote to the adults. They would always remind us of this saying. They've
experienced it first hand and they don't want us to experience it. This is where the questions
comes in to my mind. Do we apply this in our daily lives? Do others know the meaning of this
quotation? This questions will be answered shortly.

The word "think" in the quotation has an acronym. It stands for is it True, is it Helpful, is it
Inspiring, is it Necessary, and is it Kind. We should consider all of this questions and put it in
accordance to the situation you're dealing with. Knowing this things can help you get more
friends and could accompany you in the long run.

For me this quotation means respect. We pay them respect so they would respect us too. It's a
win - win situation. One simple example for this situation is when someone is speaking in front.
To be better in listening we should fully focus on the speaker. We cannot understand the speaker
if we're talking to someone. We should act with accordance to our age. Paying respect to others
means a lot. With these two combined and have been practiced throughout the years. This traits
can build you into a great person. You can gain more good friends that could help you in the
latter part. It can improve your social and communicational skills and in return this will make
you a friendly and approachable person. You can influence or give advice others without hurting
them and could also boost his or her moral.

Going back to the questions that I said a while ago this is where I answer all those questions. Do
we apply this in our daily lives? No because we only use it when it is needed. When we feel that
we offended someone that is where it kicks in. Do others know the meaning of this quotation?
Might be because if they use it wisely. In short this is included to our ethics.

What is the connection of ethics to this topic? Well, ethics means the manners, the disciplined
way in making good or bad decisions. We use this in our daily lives yet not all really knows its
meaning. Every day we make decisions even after waking up we make decisions. The decisions
that we make when it comes to saying words is very delicate. Every word could mean anything
to others. Many ears are always listening on what you're saying and might use it against you. We
should be also careful in making decisions through actions. We could hurt someone through our
actions and sometimes we don't realize it. We need to be careful with our actions and having a
great sense of sensitivity towards to others. Meaning able to know what's happening without
others saying something. We should put ourselves to their shoes to avoid making mistakes or
wrong decisions.