Cho Cho Cho: Loud Voices, Empty Hands

Funny how the loudest people in the room are usually the ones doing the least. They always have something to say, about how things should be done, who’s failing, what should’ve been done better. Cho cho cho, nonstop. Meanwhile, when it’s time to actually do something? Nowhere to be found.

This thing cuts across everything - politics, religion, offices, even families. Everyone's a critic, especially the ones with no track record. It’s always easier to talk than to do. Doing takes thinking, effort, execution. Talking? Just open your mouth and go.

It's the same story over and over: the most inexperienced people are usually the loudest. Some are plain ignorant. Some are masking their emptiness with noise. The sad part? They actually believe no one can smell the bullshit. Like we can’t see through the performance. But real ones can always tell.

You know what really drives it home? That moment when you grow up and suddenly see what your parents were going through. The bills, the sacrifices, the weight. As kids, it was easy to say, "Why didn't they do this or that?" But now you’re older, and life is life-ing. And you realise they were actually holding it down the best way they could. You finally understand, because now you're the one carrying the weight.

The more experienced, the quieter

That’s the thing: the more you experience, the quieter you get. Not because you have nothing to say, but because you know what it takes. Real life humbles you. It shuts down the cho cho cho and replaces it with action, effort, and empathy.

Criticism is not the problem. Empty criticism is. Talking loud with no substance, no receipts, no real work behind it. That’s what we’re drowning in. People who’ve built nothing, led nothing, created nothing, yet have endless advice for everyone else.

We see you. We smell it. And honestly, it’s tiring.

The truth?

So here’s the truth: talk is cheap, and everyone has it in abundance. But those who build, lead, and take real responsibility, they move differently. Less noise, more results. So before you join the cho cho cho brigade, ask yourself, are you speaking from substance, or just filling the silence with sound?

Adeleye Adeyemi

I spend a lot of time thinking about life, people, culture and spirituality, and the small details in everyday moments that most people brush past. These posts are one angle on it all: mine.

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