tomegun wroteI guess I'm agreeing with you. *sigh* I know I'm not crazy.
Respond - to reply or answer in words: to respond briefly to a question.
So if someone doesn't reply or answer and there is no question asked it really seems to take most of the meaning of "respond" away doesn't it? *shrug*
If you take away the response then I guess that wouldn't be responding appropriately to everything. I guess I'm right back to responding to questions and not responding appropriately to everything since we've (or just me) determined that saying nothing isn't responding.
Okay, I"ll change my wording.
To control oneself at all times, and the handle every situation appropriately. Is that better?