“In
the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our
friends”- Martin Luther King Jr.
Every
day, all around us, we see the consequences of silence manifest themselves in
the form of discrimination, violence, genocide and war. Yesterday, I watched a TEDx talk on “the
danger of silence” by Clint Smith and I realized how l have short changed me
and everyone around me. Often times, I find myself being a bystander on issues
and not stepping in to say my opinion mainly because of fear but silence one
day, silence the next … and we end up allowing something we didn’t want in the
first place.
There
is power in speaking your mind. Voicing opinion starts a conversation, and a
conversation sparks change. No progress has ever been made by people waiting
quietly. Every voice matters, no matter where it is from. Speaking out is not
just our right but our responsibility.
In
silence, abuse thrive, corruption increases. Silence is the residue of fear. It
is charring
It
is chains
It
is privilege
It
is pain.
It
is deafening.
What
if you decide never to give up?
Who
will experience your brilliance?
Who
will never see your lighthouse beckoning?
The
danger isn’t what will happen to you, but what will never happen because you
choose not to use your voice,
Tell
your truth!
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