Chapter 18 Section 2 Why the FBI Always Be Cautious in Words and Actions

When the water is full, it overflows, and so does speaking.In a conversation, the more you talk, the higher the chance of making mistakes, and the easier it is for someone to catch you.Therefore, FBI experts often remind the police officers to try their best to make themselves speak less and listen more during the process of handling cases. FBI police officers must recite a passage from the Bible every morning before their training starts: God gave us two ears and one mouth, so that we should speak less and listen more.Talking less and listening more can also protect your necessary secrets.The speaker has no intention, but the listener has the intention. Once some secrets are learned by those with ulterior motives and then used, it is likely to put you in a disadvantageous position.

Since the establishment of the FBI, Mr. Hoover has required police officers to hide their cards in the process of handling cases, pay attention to listening to the other party's conversation, and only show their cards after they understand the other party's situation. In the summer of 1941, the FBI headquarters openly recruited police officers from universities across the United States.After repeated inspections of the college students who signed up all over the United States, the FBI headquarters finally selected three college students to enter the final interview stage.In front of the FBI examiner, the first two college students kept saying "I": "I have the ability..." and "My idea is..." They talked boastfully, showing off how strong their abilities are, and put forward a lot of suggestions and ideas. And one of the applicants named Sullivan, on the contrary, has been listening patiently to the examiner's opinions and requirements during the interview, and rarely interrupts. He only gives concise answers when the examiner asks.After the interview, he thanked the examiner politely, and said tactfully: "I attach great importance to your request and agree with your opinion. If I can be hired, I hope you will give me more guidance in the future."

Early in the morning of July 3, just after dawn, the postman rang the doorbell of Sullivan's house. "Sir, this is a letter from the FBI. Congratulations!" The postman raised his voice and looked happy, as if he felt extremely honored to be the FBI's courier once. "FBI?" The drowsy Sullivan's eyes immediately brightened, and he snatched the letter. It turned out to be a special envelope for the FBI!He opened it carefully, and inside was a thin sheet of letter paper.This letter was the FBI appointment letter that Sullivan had been waiting for for months: You are hired as a Department of Justice FBI Special Agent, CAFO level, with an annual salary of $3,500.

Signed by FBI Director Hoover's autograph. Facts have proved that many people's career and life are not going well, and the root causes are all caused by gaffes. FBI experts often tell the following story when training police officers, in order to warn police officers to pay attention to their words and deeds in their daily work. On one occasion, a young girl came to St. Philip, the beloved priest, to confide her distress.St. Philip understood the girl's faults. In fact, she was not bad at heart, but she often liked to gossip.When these gossips are spread, they will cause a lot of harm to others.

St. Philip said: "You should not talk about other people's faults. I know you suffer from it too. Now I order you to atone for it. You go to the market and buy a hen. When you come out of town, you pluck the feathers and go around Scatter. You'll keep pulling until you're done. Come back here and tell me when you're done." The girl felt that this was a very strange way of atonement, but in order to relieve her troubles, she did not raise any objections. She bought a chicken, went out of town, and plucked the feathers as the priest ordered.Then she went back to St. Philip and told him she had done everything he said.St. Philip said, "You've done the first part of the atonement and now you're going to the second part. You have to go back the way you came and pick up all the chicken feathers."

The girl was embarrassed and said: "How is this possible? At this time, the wind has blown them all over the place. Maybe I can pick up some, but I can't pick up all the chicken feathers." "Yes, my boy. Isn't it the same with those stupid words you blurt out? Is it possible for you to follow behind them, and take them back when you feel like it?" The girl said, "No." "Then, when you feel like gossiping about someone else, keep your mouth shut, and don't let these wicked feathers scatter the wayside." FBI experts warned us: Although speaking is a human instinct, if you don't know how to keep silent properly, the result will often become very bad.Silence is golden, and sometimes silence speaks louder than words.If the time to speak is not ripe, silence is often the best option.

When talking with people, you have to listen more and talk less.Listen to what the other person is saying, and don't talk too much yourself.Because only by "knowing yourself and the enemy" can you be "victorious in all battles."