What I am going to say might already be old.
‘Know what, whenever I spend time with friends, I always ask myself "ano nanaman kaya ang pwedeng mapagusapan namin ngayon??" … To think of something, I dig ……… dig… and dig into my mind… and "whala! HERE IS SOMETHING". However, most of the things I think about are quite nonsense (as in it’s not worth talking about talaga) and I throw the idea immediately. Sometimes, I do envy those people who can easily come up with something to talk about.
And so I dig up something again… I can actually think of a lot of things. But, like I said, they’re all nonsense. I have to pick, reject, rethink my ideas until I’m satisfied. (Masyado lang akong nagiisip)
Well, if results turn zero, I shut up. (kaya guys, If you see me being quiet, it’s not that manhid ako or anything, wala lang akong masabi… haha… blanko!)
But shutting up do have its advantages:
1) I can listen very well. Sometimes, I can even connect emotionally with the speaker. It’s a great feeling since I can learn a lot of things from him/her. And with that, I can improve/build up myself.
2) I won’t be able to hurt anyone… or say something that I’d regret. I always tell myself "If you can’t say something nice, then shut up!" Of course, that doesn’t always happen, but I always keep it in mind.
Then I realized that being quiet isn’t really that bad. After all, they’re my friends, they may or may not know how I think( who can know a person completely naman di ba?) However, I can feel that I have a place in their hearts everytime I’m with them.
And its the best place on earth..^^,