a lot of noise comes from empty brain

 

मौखर्यं लाघवकरं मौनं उन्नतिकारणम्।

मुखरं नूपुरं पादे कण्ठे हारो विराजते॥

नित्यनीति॥

maukharyaṁ lāghavakaraṁ maunaṁ unnatikāraṇam|

mukharaṁ nūpuraṁ pāde kaṇṭhe hāro virājate||

nityanīti||

A very well known fact underlined in the above subhashitam. All of us know that it is true. However, we tend to ignore that and we ignore it to our own detriment.

Making loud noises makes a person appear very cheap and ordinary. Silence, on the other hand, makes the same person climb up great heights.

We tie the anklet tinkling in loud chimes to our feet. However, the silent and elegant necklace adorns the neck.

Even the best among people land up absurd and funny situations in life by talking or shouting at the wrong time and in the wrong manner. Often such words we misuse or apply inappropriately would make a lot of difference in our lives and in the lives of others too.

Often, a lot of talk do happen often where such talk is not at all necessary, and perhaps is unwarranted. If the one who spoke had just kept quiet and walked off he would have been safe and secure.

We see the phenomenon of loud and empty talk without sense, but with great wealth of nonsense, in our social media transactions. Often, we are under the illusion that we gain more popularity when we talk or do the talking through the keyboard more and more. Maybe, the loud mouth may draw initial attention but if the loud mouth draws energy from a hollow brain, the outcome can be only absurdity. Moreover, we see that happening every moment.

However, it would appear that the good god has just programmed us to talk nonsense. We fall into the trap of wagging the tongue and facing ruin.

We would never learn.

Regards

k v ananthanarayanan 27-03-2019