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Think first, then speak
Textbook: Part 4, pp. 54–56
GoalExplain the rule “Think first, then speak”.
New words
to think · o‘ylamoqharsh word · achchiq gaptrue word · to‘g‘ri gapthought · fikr
Explanation
In our speech there are different words: sweet, harsh, true, crooked, short, meaningful. A word that has left the mouth does not go back in. So we think first, then speak. We do not rush, so as not to say a harsh word to someone. Our elders also said: “Say the word that should be said, refrain from the word that should not.” With kind speech we find a common language with everybody.
Worked examples
“Speak after thinking”. Seeing his friend’s drawing, Kamol was about to say: “You drew it very ugly!” But he stopped and thought. He said: “Your picture is good; it would be nicer if you made the sky bluer.” His friend was glad and changed the colour. Kamol thought he had done right.
Think first, then speak. A word is the key to the heart.
Class activity
“Stop and think”: children replace a harsh word with a kind one in situations.
Practice
1
Does a word that has left the mouth come back?
No
2
What was Kamol about to say?
That the picture was ugly
3
What did Kamol say?
It would be nicer with a bluer sky.
4
Which rule is about this?
Think first, then speak.