Are You a Yapper?
I’ve been visiting my family in Canada the last few days and one of the things my mother and I enjoy doing is going to the market and the local farm to purchase produce and meat. Most farmers have dogs and this one was no exception. As we drove onto the property, two dogs greeted us with wagging tails and of course, barking. But we noticed that only one dog was doing the barking! He just yapped like crazy, letting his owner know that “Someone is here!!”
The other dog went somewhere else, quietly and efficiently. The next thing we know, the owner comes out with the no-nonsense, no-barking dog to see what we needed. Of course, it was hilarious, because we knew exactly what was going on! The owner probably didn’t give it a second thought that the yapping dog was doing what he did best.
It reminds me of humans. There are those who like to talk, talk, talk. Nothing much gets said, but they like to hear themselves “bark!”
And there are those who know when to talk and when to spare the words.
This doesn’t mean that a person who “has the gift of the gab” has meaningless conversation. Wisdom is the deciding factor. Proverbs 20:11 puts it beautifully: “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.”
Does what you say have thought and meaning behind it? Or does the hearer know that it’s just a bunch o’ yap?
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Im afraid my children view me as a yapper and tune me out:) Such a true post!
I LOVE words but find that when speaking them I am probably more quiet than most. I also love to listen to others, so that leaves me more like a yapless dog, I suppose! Such a great reminder here, Susanna. We need to choose our words wisely.
So nice to meet you through Opening Up God’s Promises! I really like this post and I’m curious about your location in Canada. I am an American transplant to the Niagara Region.
As writers, we learn to choose our words well and wisely. I apply that to how I speak, too. So, I guess I’m not a yapper.
Really enjoyed this post, Jennifer, and loved the quote from Proverbs 20:11.
Blessings!
Oh, believe me, I’m a yapper. Drive myself nuts, and others, sometimes, but am also a friendly and explaining person. Happen to be married to a non-yapper, so I guess that works out OK.
I really do try to not say WRONG things, though. When I get to heaven, some of this will probably change, but, who knows?
I see you are working! I’m a yapper too…okay – I admitted it. But, someone I know knows that! : )