I have been on the other end of that. When I was young and more naïve (for better and for worse), I would speak to groups of people. Not only in my job, but in religious context. On a couple occasions this was thousands of people. An interesting thing applies when you do this: Each second you use, may use an hour or more of your listeners' time, when you add them together.
Imagine that. One second is an hour. A single sentence the equivalent of a day of human lifetime that never comes back.
Something similar applies to popular books. Thank the Light I have not done that yet, despite writing for decades. At least it is easier to put down a book than to walk away from a speech. On the other hand people have usually paid for books.
"Quick to listen, slow to speak" seems to be a good idea for the karma account.
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Good post, Magnus.
Recalls "the 5000"..and "the four thousand" and the single loaf of bread in the boat with the disciples, which still produces fruit to this very day.
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