Not every conversation deserves your explanation.
Sometimes silence is not weakness,
but a form of self-respect.
You don't have to prove your rightness to those who have already chosen not to understand.
Not every question is sincere.
Not every curiosity is safe.
With age comes the skill
to treat oneself with care:
to speak less, choose more precisely, and not give away one's energy to everyone indiscriminately.
And this is not coldness.
This is maturity.
Sometimes silence is not weakness,
but a form of self-respect.
You don't have to prove your rightness to those who have already chosen not to understand.
Not every question is sincere.
Not every curiosity is safe.
With age comes the skill
to treat oneself with care:
to speak less, choose more precisely, and not give away one's energy to everyone indiscriminately.
And this is not coldness.
This is maturity.