things I've learnt

I've learnt a couple of things recently. First thing I've learnt is that sometimes it is better to walk away.

By this I mean that if there is something we really want, but if the timing is wrong or if we are at a particular stage in our lives where other things must take precedence over that which we really want, then it can be better to walk away, and maybe come back to it a later stage.

Second thing I've learnt is that a silent protest is a very powerful form of protest. It is powerful because it gives an advantage to those making the protest, the advantage is that it upsets those whom the protest is made against. Because there is no dialogue, those whom the protest is made against can't do anything to solve the problem. But because there is no dialogue the problem never gets resolved, the only outcome is a stalemate, nobody really wins, no problems get resolved. So even though a silent protest is a very powerful form of protest it doesn't achieve anything. A silent protest is pretty dumb, really.