WHEN SILENCE IS NOT GOLDEN Leadership, Community Service and the Cost of Looking Away Many people love positions . Few people love responsibility . There is a significant difference. The moment you accept a role in a committee, association, gurdwara, sports club, NGO, school board, residents' association, charity, or community organisation, you are no longer just a spectator. You become a custodian . You become accountable . You become responsible . And with that responsibility comes a simple question: When something is wrong, will you speak up or remain silent? Too often, people hide behind the phrase: "Silence is Golden." But is it really? Or is silence sometimes simply fear, convenience, politics, self-preservation, or indifference dressed up as wisdom? The Four Disguises of Silence 1. "I D...