K.I.S.S

It must have been one of the most boring speeches I've ever listened to. The crowd was no doubt showing its restlessness. And why wouldn't they be? Most of them were children who were hardly 10 years old. They understood nuts of what was said. The rest of the crowd were teachers. They too were tired of listening to the same voice. I concluded that from what I saw of their facial and body language.

Someone whispered to me that the speech giver (a VIP) had like 15 pages to deliver. Oh my God.....I could only shake my head with disbelieve. To me, it was pure torture - trying to show a straight face, while the heart yearned to be else where. However, there was nothing much I could do but just sit and wait. I was only attentive for the first 10 minutes and beyond that the mind was else where. I saw people in the crowd were fiddling with their hand phones - texting and FBing. How else would we keep ourselves entertained, right?

Time and time again, I witness the same scenario. Up on stage, there could be a the top most government or state official orating. But before him, the crowd does not show the remotest interest on what is said. Pathetic is the situation; a real waste of time.

I ask myself what's the point of talking when no one is listening. Why bother insisting to be heard? How come no one is reading the silent but obvious message reciprocated by the audience? Why can't the message delivered be more comprehensible to the target audience - children, village folks and other locals? But most of all why can't the speech be a K.I.S.S - keep it short and simple (or would you rather have it "keep it short, stup*d"!!)