‘Patience is the Mother of Wisdom’
| REACTING: a more impulsive position which disables one’s ability to discriminate effectively | RESPONDING: a more considered, conscious mindset, fostering more positive outcomes…. |
| TRUTH | ||
| Is my position one of truth? (or am I trapped in my own point of view). |  |
YES: Proceed to the gate of kindness.
NO: Apply the silence is golden rule. |
| KINDNESS | ||
| Is what I am about to do or say truly kind and compassionate? (or am I simply driven by the force of habit and the need to be right). |  |
YES: Proceed to the gate of benevolence.
NO: Apply the silence is golden rule. |
| BENEVOLENCE | ||
| Is what I am about to do or say genuinely necessary/useful? (or I am simply being driven by the force of habit and the need to be right). |  |
YES: Proceed to speech is silver.
NO: Apply the silence is golden rule. |
Silence teaches us the art of responding rather than reacting.
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