I truly believe that there is a time for everything. One of the most important occurrences I think would be when it is, and is not an appropriate time to talk. One would think that this is common sense. I mean everyone has probably heard at least once the saying, "if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all." Well I've come to understand that it is not always the case.

You have those who like talking for the sheer enjoyment they get from hearing their own voice. There are those that think there opinion is the only one that matters, and try their hardest to make sure you know it. Then there are those who simply like to be the opposing view whether they support it or not.

Personally I try to keep to myself. I speak only when I absolutely have to and stand firm to what I say. I do not see the point in carrying out such arbitrary conversations. The details are important, but if you are stating something make it concise and short rather than rambling on with mindless detail and reiteration.

I feel like some of this attitude comes from a sense of entitlement. We all think we know the right way to do something, and because of this we don't listen to what others have to say. In doing this we leave out so many ideas. Ideas that could be the best solution to a problem we've ever had. We all want to think we are right all the time, or at least most of the time. Instead of thinking this we should all think that everyone has ideas, and if we could put them to together they could be stronger than any single idea ever could.

Humility is a very hard thing to obtain and even harder to master. It's something unfortunately I see my generation lacking, at least through my experiences. In order to change you have to speak out, but at the right time. It is also to turn someone away from their usual ways of doing things. If it's worked this far for them now why would they change?

It all boils done to this. We are all here on a giant rock together. We all only have a limited time on this rock and while here for our limited time we each have our own individual experiences. We all would like to think in the grand scheme of things everything we do is going to matter. I don't think everything is going to matter, but I do think I can make some small changes that could be continued to turn into something greater. We all argue and disagree while on this rock and in a nut shell just make each other's existence more stressful and less happy. We want everything to be our way and because other ways are wrong, or radically different we automatically label them as "wrong." If we could all just understand we are in this together, and we are our strongest together rather than think we are all different then we could change the world for the better, and make sure that there will be a future worth living in for our children. I think this on of the keys things in order for this to happen is communication. Knowing when and how to talk, and finding some humility. It's not going to be easy, but I think it will be worth it.