A king made impulsive decisions; his minister never voiced dissent aloud. When disaster struck, the king blamed his council. The minister replied: "A king who punishes honest counsel receives only flattery — and I chose not to speak useless truth into a room that would not hear it."
Advice without the conditions for it to be received is not wisdom — it is noise. The minister's restraint was not cowardice; it was the recognition that the channel was closed. Opening the channel is sometimes the only useful first step.
Where are you withholding honest feedback because the environment won't receive it? And where might you be the king — someone who has unknowingly closed the channel to truth?
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