In life there are many things that need to be said. "Excuse me", to someone with no situational awareness, "I love you" to your family, "I'm not going to tell you again" has a host of uses. The point is there are things that need saying, and things you need to say, and there is a difference.
"I'm mature" is never true if you have to say it. Likewise, if you have to tell someone how tough you are; you aren't. If you need to remind someone of how respected you are; sorry, you aren't. If you mention to someone how "enlightened" you are, you clearly don't understand what the word means.
The same holds true for spreading your personal beliefs (manure), and yes, I am fully aware that I am doing exactly that, right now. I am referring more to folks like the evangelical atheist. The preachy vegan, telling you how wrong it is to eat meat, or use animal products; is completely unaware that they are not convincing anyone, and that the loudest voice is least convincing. "Christians", you know the ones, they can't pray inside, where only God can see them; are the same as the preachy vegans.
One of my favorite points where speech is in direct contradiction to reality has to be "You deserve happiness". (or a new car, home loan, etc.) No one deserves anything, unless they have committed a crime. Almost any encouraging words we have for each other stand with one foot in "lie", and the other in "truth". Kid Rock had the right of it: "You get what you put in, and people get what they deserve.
I will end by letting you know the ugliest of truths you will have to face. When you need to post, each day, how you are thankful for something just because its November; you are not thankful. By your need to say you are, you are screaming that you are not.
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Keep it clean and well thought out.