I have nothing to say

There are times when we would have regretted saying something and then would have felt that instead, we had said nothing at all. So at times the smarter, way to handle a situation is to say nothing and be quiet. When we are about to achieve our goals, our targets, or enter into a marital relationship, by the slip of our tongue, if we say something stupid or something wrong, we could spoil the entire show or relationship. Instead, it is always better to say "I have nothing to say" rather than complicate the issue further.

I have an interview and I have prepared so well for it. I had put in so much energy and effort to it. But during the interview process, if I blurt out something that is unreasonable or something that is not up to the mark, the entire hard work and struggle will go waste. What is the point in talking about something that is silly or illogical, rather like a gentleman, the person could have very well said, "I have nothing to say Sir/Madam"., That would have added up to the personality as well as the way of carrying out oneself instead of jeopardising and complicating things further by saying something that is incorrect to the situation.

The same way, when I am about to propose to my girlfriend and as we are having a nice conversation, suddenly we touch upon a delicate topic or something that I do not know, if I go overboard and just for the sake of impressing her, I start blabbering about something idiotic, what would happen? She is going to think that I may not be the "right" person for her and might reject the proposal and I would have lost a nice girl. Instead, I can listen to her views and if I have any I could have shared mine. 

But if, I do not have any valid points to talk, instead of talking out stupidly and ending up like a fool, I could have very well openly said "I do not have anything to say" as I am not aware of what you are talking about. Honesty is the best policy and it will always pay well. If she could understand this the commitment will be solid. If she cannot understand this, then what is the point in continuing further with the relationship?

Parenting is a very "big big" responsibility. My teenage son always comes running to me for everything. What to do? When to do? How to do? Everything he does is what I say. He idolises me and I have always been very proud of myself about this. But one day, my wife asked me why you are not letting your son breathe on his own? He should think on his own and should have his own point of view. That is when I realised my mistake and the next time, he came to me. I said "I have nothing to say" how about you? Do you have anything to say about it? And I was shocked to the core because he came up with so many innumerable ideas and I felt ashamed of myself for babying him and not letting him use his own brains.

At work, I always enjoy talking about my wife and my poor colleagues would listen to me patiently. During break time, lunch time, anytime I would be bragging about my wife, how we met, how we got married, the fights that we have had, etc, etc. It is just that one day, I realised how boring I was and I slowly started losing my friends. So the next day, as soon as I entered my office, the first thing that I did was confide to my friends that "I have nothing to say" about my wife and I will no longer bore them about my family. I could sense a great relief in them.

So folks, either dealing with an issue or people, it is always better to say, "I have nothing to say" rather than end up in an awkward position.