Do you speak your mind when you see wrong being done???

It just really depends on the situation. I believe in minding my own business. If there is something going on between friends, I'm not going to butt my nose in and give my opinion, because it wasn't asked for. If it was asked for, I would share what I thought I needed to say, but I would not take sides. Someone may think they are right when they are really poking their nose in where it doesn't belong. I'm not going to tell them they are right or wrong, I will tell them they both have their own opinions that are right in their eyes and it's not up to me to agree or disagree because I am not being pulled into it..

Yes, I frequently did that. Even to the strangers If I am seeing the wrong things, I will try to fix it with my hand, (by acting) If I can't do that, then I will try to fix it with my mouth, (by speaking) or if I can't do that too, then I will try to fix it with my heart.. (by praying) Well, not everyone want to listen, even they are already doing a bad deed.. Then, I guess the last thing that we can do is just praying..

If its a rather huge injustice, then there are times where I do find it rather necessary to speak my mind. There are just many times where people are not going to see the error in their ways. Not unless they get a cold harsh slap of reality right in their face. Naturally, there are just many people who really don't think that they are doing wrong. There are some boats that should not really be rocked but if it is something that is rather noticeable, then we really do have to speak up. For the sake of any innocent parties that might be caught in the crossfire. There are many types of injustices in the world, many times people do something wrong. There are a handful of times where you maybe should remain silent, but many more where someone should speak up, but they really do not. I try and put myself in the shoes of the victimized and think of that.

yes. We wish to be good or right in the next time. I, at night think the doings in day which in turn help me to do things better tomorrow. But the thing is that, I forget at that time and talk without polite . how can I say my thought?

If I see something wrong being done. I try to make a stand out of it but I think first before I act. I think first if I am in the position to speak up and how my action will affect the other person. If I were in your position, where my mom argued with her friend. I will tell my mom what I think but not to the point of telling her what to do. When it comes to two people arguing, I try to put myself in between, tell what and how I think of the situation and in the end express my hope that they will fix whatever they have argued on. Speaking up what we think especially if we believe it is right is a good thing. But I still think that there is a right time and situation to speak up.

hi:) I also speak my mind, but sometimes I try to control it especially if it comes to my parents, I don't want to make them feel that I disrespect them.you know parents they are so emotional sometimes, especially here in the Philippines we tend to keep quiet most of the time if our parents say something to us,because as they always say they're more experienced and already been through what were going through right now. but in my friends, I always say what's on my mind. G'day friend!

I do sometimes. It all depends on who it is and what is going on. Sometimes it is too risky to step in and say something because you never know what people will do these days.

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Hi, sweetaprillynn. Welcome to myLot! Yes, I have a tendency to speak my mind when something is wrong. Especially when it comes to people that people really adore and love. I have spoken my mind freely to my husband about his father. His father have done so many wrong things towards his marriage and his own children, and when I notice it, I will say something about it to my husband. I can't really say anything to my father-in-law because he is known to be hard headed and stubborn as a grass billy goat! My husband and his mom knows this too. Wrong is wrong and that is the way that I see it. I have been fighting my way constantly, when it came to my mother-in-law. My husband would take up for her just because she is his mother, but she was still wrong for her negative actions towards me anyway. I don't believing in taking any sides at all. Others that know when someone is rightfully wrong shouldn't either. It does not matter how much that they love, appreciate, adore and admire the wrongdoer, because wrong is wrong, regardless!

We all know what is right and wrong. However, to some people, their right and wrong are different from what we know. So, telling someone he/she is wrong depends on whether i know the person or not and the wrong thing done. If it's someone i know very well esp.someone i do care about, i will speak up, but in a nice way. And yes, i speak my mind too even to my mother if she seems to have misinterpreted something, 'coz as much as possible, i always want everything to be fair and well understood. If it's someone i know but the type of person who doesn't want to accept advice, maybe i'll ask him/her first about his/her reason for what he/she has done. At first, i may show him/her that i understand...then i may give my opinion about it. 'Coz sometimes, people tend not to readily accept any advice because of their pride. They tend to listen if they think that you understand them.

Right and wrong are, unfortunately, relative at times, but when I see wrong done according to my perception, I will speak out, and not often worry about safety. However, as a recent 9 years as a university student, it became clear that I have a "critical" mindset - that is, I have a natural ability to "deconstruct" what I see and get to the underlying root of the matter, which means I see wrong in a lot of situations that others might not. This can tend to make me somewhat unpopular. I read a quote once from the early Catholic mystic Meister Eckhardt: "If you understand what I say about justice, you understand everything there is to know about me". I, too, have a perhaps over-developed sense of justice, which made my early university attempt, Law, impossible, as it quickly became clear that Law is not about justice, it's about rules. In academia this is the Formalist/Substantivist debate - form versus substance - and in my case, it's substance every time. Lash You don't have to be stupid to be a conservative, but most conservatives are stupid.

If I am on the right way to do so, yes,I would speak my mind no matter how it hurt the concern person. Speaking up our mind and hurting other person is relative- as truth hurts (always) If some people choose to keep mum, not to hurt the other person- it is their choice and they have reason for doing so. In my opinion, as long as I have the right to speak up my mind...I will always prefer to hurt the other person with the truth to make him/her realize the wrong things. have a good day jaiho®

In a situation like the one described by you, I would do the same. But imagine you see a pickpocket stealing from an old woman's purse. You open your mouth to say something but an acolyte of the pickpocket grab your hand and whisper into your ear that if you say something, you'll regret it. Would you still speak your mind? This happened to me many years ago when I was young and naive. That taught me to keep my mouth closed to save my skin.

Sweetaprillyn, you are correct.I appreciate you. I was outspoken in the past. Whatever comes to my mind I will speak out. Because of that I became enemy to many people. The enemies have made my life miserable. I have become an unwanted person to many people. What had happened to Mr. Anna Hazare, he has become enemy to all politicians. Jesus had been crucified and Mohamed Nabi was driven out to Mecca because they had spoken the truth and they wanted the people to be good. So the greatest lesson is that if you want to be out spoken and want to do good to the people you have to suffer a lot. Are you prepared for that?. then it is o.k.

i try my best to speak up whenever i see something that is not right or unjust... my principle is honesty is always the best policy... i know that the truths sometimes can hurt other people a lot... but still it is better rather than not to speak up and live a life like a hypocrite... that's what i feel and believe... take care and have a nice day...

yes, i do, but it depends on the situation. there are situations that require tact. there are situations that you have to compose yourself first and study the words that you have to say to convey your thoughts. still, it is a need, i believe, to speak out when there is wrong in what someone is doing.

That depends on the person. But if i think i have no right to interupt or do a comment i will just say it on my mind. And that only be keep within myself only coz i don't want to hurt that persons feeling. But if given a chance to speak with that person definitely i will tell it straight to your face and that is between us.

i believe in talking what ever i feel and not being chameleon. But at times i feel, i need to change this character of mine, since ppl tend to take it negatively. am not sure if this is a good character or bad??? but whatever it is, am not able to change this.

We can only try to make him understand that he is wrong but it depends on his way of thinking that he feels it or not. Also it depends on the person and situation if we say him/her something or not.