We live in a society where people post so much of their lives online. They post pictures of what they are doing regularly. They post their personal thoughts that represent the many different emotions a human can have. It’s now 2025. Our society is overrun with technology and everything being out in the open. What’s posted online is out in the world forever. Even if you delete posts, it’s temporarily stored somewhere. Sometimes silence prevails. Keeping some things private can be important to the energy within and that of what surrounds you.
You see couples go through an extreme quarrel and then weeks later they are back together. Now many people saw this, commented, and gave energy to the situation. Now what? What does this give you as the person posting. Does it give you power when people side with you? Do you take in the negative energy from the people who hate on you? Does it help you ultimately decide which decision to make in regard to the relationship?
Even the good things sometimes deserve silence. We all have people who hate us more for the good things happening in our lives. Secretly when they see the bad things, they smile. For example, imagine you just got a big promotion at work. It’s exciting and you should be proud of yourself. Sometimes delaying the post to tell everyone or deciding not to post it at all is more of a pat on the back. I’m sure telling the people closest to you is more important when only less than half of those online are actually happy for you.
In the end, silence can prevail. Before you post, decide who are you posting for? Is it for you to feel better about whatever it is? Did you get to reap the benefits of the good things happening before you post? Did you get a chance to let your emotions calm before you post in anger? Or, does silence and holding some things closer to you don’t matter to you at all?