A young girl, innocent and pure, walked up to her mother. "Why do we talk?" she asked.
A strange question, yes. But this bright smart young girl was waiting for an answer. "It's for us to communicate to each other."
"But wouldn't it be better if we didn't talk?" she said.
"Why do you say that?" the surprised mother responded.
"Talking hasn't brought us much good. We tell lies to each other all the time. Rumors get spread. Insults surround us. People argue for the simplest things. They yell loudly and disturb the peace. Wouldn't silence prevent fights?" she said.
The mother stayed silent for a few moments, pondering her daughters words. "But then we couldn't communicate with each other. No one would know what we wanted to tell them. "
"Body language can help. And pictures contain a thousand words." she swiftly responded.
"But then there would be no singing, no poetry, or anything." the mother said, trying to keep up.
"But they'll be no offensive rap, racist jokes, or swearing. Music is beautiful without harmful words to corrupt it. The birds can be our singers, and the trees can be our poets." she said.
"But..." the mother was out of responses. "I guess silence really is golden."
What do you think? Do you agree with this girl?
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