I'm reading two books at the same time now. One is called Hung By The Tongue and the other is called...well, the other one is Think and Grow Rich which I'm not really reading as much as I'm listening to. And it's not the first time, but rather I finished it and went right back to the beginning.
What's interesting is that I'm at a part that really grabbed my attention this time around. And it has tied into the entire message of Tongue.
It's this idea of not being too vocal about your plans and the dreams that are in your head. It's not an entirely new concept. It's along the same lines as that one quote that I have heard for years that says, "I'd rather be silent and have people wonder if I'm a fool than speak and remove all doubt." - (or something like that.)
But the spin on where I'm at in the books is slightly different. It's concerning partly the things you have in your mind to achieve. It's actually really important to not blurt it out every chance you get. It's gotta kinda be like Gandalf says to Bilbo:
"Is it secret? Is it safe?"
Granted he was talking about the ring of power which was the representation of everything evil, but I think it still applies to your dreams sufficiently.
I view me discussing my dreams or plans as a way to cheer myself on to actually pursue them. I'm not active as I should be, or feel I should be, in some cases. And other times, I'm active when I shouldn't be, I'm sure...
ReplyDeleteSo, speaking them makes me accountable to DO them. I should like to know what your book, Hung By the Tongue, says about it. I remember previous blog. I will go back and read it.