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To tell or not to tell

   Posted by: michy   in General

I heard one of my colleagues earlier say which is worse, to say something that you’re not suppose to say or didn’t say something that you should have said? Hmmm… I guess that will depend on what that something is and it’s effect to the people around you. If saying that something will hurt the people around you then it will be better to leave it unsaid but if that something will help somebody then say it. So what if that something will help somebody but at the same time hurt somebody then what should you do? Then we will have to weigh the cons and pros. Do what is good for the majority. I think it’s similar to what an author have pointed out before. He said that if somebody said something that you know is wrong and if correcting him in the middle of the crowd will not have any effect on the conversation other than destroying the relationship between you and that person then better keep the truth to yourself and correct him when you’re alone. But of course it will be different if it will involve the safety of other people. Because we do have a responsibility to look after the safety of other people. If a person tells another person to drink a certain chemical because it is not poisonous but you know otherwise then you will have to step up and tell the truth. Get my point?