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Is it just me, or opinions are really very cheap these days? I mean, literally anyone can afford a couple of those right?
Today, we would be wrapping our minds around opinions from the onion perspective. E get why.
Hmm! Everyone has definitely seen an onion and you probably have some laying around somewhere in your kitchen at the moment.
For a foodie and a cook, onion is a subtle spice, that aroma and flavour never gets old! You're already making weird faces in curiosity (where is she going with this onion thing biko?)... I know! But hear me out.
Have you Ever just carried an onion bulb to peel or slice without a meal in view to be prepared? Of course not! That shit it does to the eyes should be worth a freaking tasty and comforting meal. Yeah?!
Some years ago, back in the university say... 300lvl, I had a couple of friends I spent time with. One day, we were talking randomly and one of them carelessly dumped her opinion on me "Henrietta, lemme just tell you... that relationship you're in is not of God. E no go last. Just thought to tell you". I was perplexed! First of, when did I ask her?! I felt like the ground should just open and swallow me because I couldn't just imagine where all of that was coming from.
She might have spoken from a place of love, but it was unsolicited. Also she wasn't advising me at that time so the "opinion" was like a blow.
Look at your lingering opinions waiting to be dumped on people like onions! You see that 2cents advice you want to give... weigh it out before you start peeling/slicing.
Simply put, your opinion is your constructive perspective regarding a particular matter (might be right/wrong/unrelated and stupid). It's your opinion anyway and it's valid. But, when it regards people's issues (which is almost always the case), see your opinion as an onion, if it's unsolicited and dished at the wrong time... it'll cause an unnecessary aching effect on the receiver's heart. Like what onion does to your eyes! It's a very bad trait, trust me! You're not a better friend because you know how to unashamedly "say your mind"! If you have something to say about people's issue, spend time to think about how to constructively drop it. I've been a victim of verbal diarrhoea and at some point, we all have.
When it becomes necessary and required of you... give it out gbas gbos (sincerely). Giving credence to the receptive hearer, Like what onion does to a stew/sauce/stir fries, and so on.
Our minds are very fast at spinning thoughts into emotions, so mind your speech!
Do not drop your 2cents to condemn or criticize, rather drop it to correct and rebuke. Do not talk people to suicide because "you were only sharing your view".
Thank you.
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