Think before you speak…
Think before you speak and you may avoid a banana slip. (Anna G.) Sometimes, we speak before we've thought through what we want to say, believing that everyone will understand where we're coming from. Unthinking words can hurt. Once said out loud, you cannot take it back. When relationships between you and others are fine, you can get away with most things but when they are strained, words can worsen the cracks that will later be difficult to fix. Once in an interview, the late Statesman of Singapore, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, was asked about the banned sales of chewing gum in Singapore. He answered very glibly, " If one can't think because he can't chew, get a banana!" I think it is important that we try not to find excuses for our slips or mistakes. It is very easy to jump on this bandwagon of not taking ownership of…