¿Why do we Speak?

From Abdullaah Ibn al-Mubaarak who said:

“It was said to Hamdoon bin Ahmad: ‘Why is it that the speech of the Salaf was more beneficial than ours?’

He said:

‘Because they spoke for the honor of Islaam, and for the deliverance of their own souls, and for the pleasure of ar-Rahman, and we speak for the honor of our souls, for seeking the world, and for the pleasure of the creation.”

Source: “Imaan Builder 4: The Observance of Sincerity In One’s Speech and Action”