The Value of a Word

I currently am experiencing some form of upper respiratory ailment. It's pretending to be laryngitis at the moment.. its been changing for the past 3 weeks or so. Its current form makes it quite laborious and even painful to speak with any volume.

It occurred to me that this would be a valuable ailment for just about everyone to have. Especially those in the news media and in politics. When every word spoken causes you pain, you tend to choose your words more carefully, and speak only when necessary.