Talk is cheap
Talk is cheap
We've all heard the adage that talk is cheap. Certainly if you live in Maryland you've heard of the Maryland motto-"Fatti maschii parole femine," generally and misleadingly translated as "strong deeds, gentle words"? has its origin in the archaic?Italian?and translates as "Manly deeds, womanly words". Please don't hate me, this came about a few years before my arrival on this planet.
In our society, we favor action, at times it is preferred over thought, we prefer the swift and decisive sword, whether or not its cut actually produces any significant results for anyone other than the recipient. We love blood-sports and revel in our current versions of the gladiators. John Wayne, Bruce Willis and Clint Eastwood become our heroes, while Maya Angelou, Salman Rushdie, Eleanor Roosevelt all had to struggle to be heard.
The truth is that talk is not cheap, it has been negated and pushed aside because it is not as easy as simple violence, it requires effort thought to be right, it opposes the concept of “might is right”. Talk is essential. Talk is communication, it is how we communicate, how we illustrate our thoughts and beliefs. It is the basis and foundation for action, but only for action that is well thought out and planned, not the knee-jerk reactions we commonly see. Talk and communication leads to a critical mass when ideas are exchanged and pushed forward to result in true action and truly beneficial results.
We all need to speak, we need to share, we need to collaborate, we need to become one. We need to share our voices and our thoughts. We need to glean the thoughts and creativity from all of our people, before we lose their potential input.
Let's talk, let's have discussions, let's plot and plan, let's collaborate, let's work together, let's rumble. Armed with a plan, with support, with facts, with a multitude to be served and at our backs, let's get control over that terrible swift sword and make it work for us, let it be turned in to a plowshare and help us plant and grow a new future.
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