Stutter on Sale-Today Toaster Master speech

Stutter on Sale!
Stutter on Sale!
Stutter on Sale!

 When I was a little boy, I stuttered. I was told a lot of tricks to overcome my stuttering problem. One of the tricks is "Stutter on Sale". I was told that in a rainy day I would go out on street (villiage) and shout “Stutter on Sale” while striking a gong, like a peddler selling goods. If somebody came by and asked to buy, I could sell it to him. I would get rid of the stuttering problem and other person would get the problem.

This is so absurd, isn’t it?

I never tried this trick. I believed it is so absurd.

I believed it is so absurd; I never tried this trick, so I never have chance to overcome my stuttering. I wish I had the courage to try this trick at that time.

 Sometimes, wisdom is disguised by some absurd stories, like some bible stories. If we only read the story by words, surface meanings, we will get nothing. If we dig inside,  dig deeper, we will revel a great deal of wisdom.

What is stuttering?

We could say that stuttering is involuntary repetition, prolongation, speech blocks etc. This is only the appearance of stuttering. The underline problem is anxiety, nervousness, shame, humiliation. The stuttering phenomenon is just the tip of an iceberg.

 How to attack this problem?

We need to face the problem directly. We need to have courage, determination and confidence.

Lets analyze this trick and relate it to overcoming stuttering

In a rainy day:

Why do I have to do it in a rainy day?  It is related to a person’s mode and emotions. In a rainy day, we feel gloomy, suppressed. We want to vent our emotions. Stuttering will be more phenomenal

Shout “Stutter on Sale”

Why should I shout “Stutter on Sale”? It tests our courage and determination. How many of us could go out and shout “Stutter on Sale”? No one would do it even though one does not have the speech impediment. How about a person who stutters? What kind of challenge he will face?

While striking a gong

Why do I have to use a gong? Gong is a musical instrument. This tells me to speak with harmony, to add music into my speech.

The script “in a rainy day I should go out to street and shout “Stutter on Sale” while striking a gong” really tell me a lot about overcoming stuttering.