On Speaking Inarticulately
Apr. 30th, 2024 09:59 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
unspeakablehorrorWhen I was younger, I felt I should be silent until I had the right words to express my thoughts. But I realized that this often prevented me from speaking at all.
I still believe in giving words thought, but I have come to the conclusion that sometimes things need to be said even when I'm unable to say them in the way that I would want to. Sometimes I can either say something, or never say anything at all, and there can be great value in saying something over nothing even when the expression is greatly flawed. Sometimes even the half-formed thought is better than nothing.
Sometimes there are still times when I think it is better to keep my silence. I do still often wish to strive for a perfection of understanding and expression that simply isn't possible to have. But I know now that silence is not inherently more perfect than speech. Both are flawed, sometimes greatly so. So instead I try to pick the one I think will be best for the situation, knowing that sometimes I'll get that wrong.
I still find silence easier, but I give more value to words now than I once did.
I still believe in giving words thought, but I have come to the conclusion that sometimes things need to be said even when I'm unable to say them in the way that I would want to. Sometimes I can either say something, or never say anything at all, and there can be great value in saying something over nothing even when the expression is greatly flawed. Sometimes even the half-formed thought is better than nothing.
Sometimes there are still times when I think it is better to keep my silence. I do still often wish to strive for a perfection of understanding and expression that simply isn't possible to have. But I know now that silence is not inherently more perfect than speech. Both are flawed, sometimes greatly so. So instead I try to pick the one I think will be best for the situation, knowing that sometimes I'll get that wrong.
I still find silence easier, but I give more value to words now than I once did.