yea by those rules taken literally, it seems to me almost nothing is worth saying, lots of silence I suppose.I agree--and who gets to decide what is necessary?
Should we be limited to "Watch out for the car!"
Talk about the end of discourse.
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I think "necessary" is too high of a bar. Pleasant conversation is seldom exactly necessary, but I think it helps to make the world a better place.
I've always taken this Rumi advice to mean that if you are going to comment to someone, before you open your big mouth, ask yourself "is it necessary, is it true, is it kind."
I don't think it's about discourse in general. I think it's like:
Saying to someone when you both are going into a party together, "You should have brought another type of dish" (not necessary: it's too late for that) Or "that dress is not very flattering on you (not kind, unless the person asked for feedback) Or "I've heard that Bob and Marie are involved" (possibly gossip and not true).
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it--every, every minute?" Emily Webb, Our Town
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I much prefer to be like Walter.
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