Savouring ourselves in contemplative silence

Our tongue practically weighs nothing... Anatomically speaking, it is approx. about 15gms in weight. But why is it that most of us could hardly hold it? How come that we find it difficult to carry our tongue? God gave us two ears and only one mouth to limit our being talkativeness

Sometimes our mind can be so cunning. it has its own way to trick our tongue. 

One reason why SOME people can't hold their tongue is because, people love to talk more than to listen. we are a man of words. we love to talk and talk. all we wanted is to be heard. there is the uncontrollable drive in us to be recognized. we wanted to monopolize all the issues to gain higher reputation. 

Our tongue became the tool for destruction. we can't hold our tongue for a moment because the moment we held it, we feel that we are deprived with power and freedom. We feel inferior, everytime we close our mouth. And right after we locked our lips, we feel that we are a captive of silence. If we hold our tongue for a moment, we feel that we are down and helpless because we were used to exalt ourselves with our tongue. 

Our reckless tongue now has become the ultimate tool to show our true self to others. we use our tongue to lift our personal being... Some of us wanted to be popular by talking. Talking became our unhealthy habit. 

So there also goes the reason why we are always in trouble. why we always feel sad. why we always seemed to have lived in misery.. 

all of these troubles happened and will continue to happen unless we learn to hold our tongue. 

Lets endeavor to hold it even for just one minute. even for just a day.. we never learned the importance of reflecting before talking. Bottom-line is meditating first before talking... I believe that if our mind gets tired, our tongue also gets tired. 

funny thing is that we have the ability to control and tame our tongue, but then, it seems that it is the tongue that manipulates us. 

To be eloquent and prolific in everything one must first value silence and deep contemplation... And most of all, one must seek His Divine wisdom and good counsel.. 

Journal Entry #08 

©RAKG