Sunday, 21 March 2010

talking about others

there are things that i have learnt in my life about how i should speak of another person in front of other people. and some of these guidelines that i think would do very well include firstly, speaking objectively and not sensationalizing any issue/ fact. secondly, if asked of any opinion of another person, always either speak good things of him/ her. and if there is really nothing good to say, then make it neutral or best of all, don't say anything. thirdly, never assume you know the other persons' comfort zone with regards what he/ she is ready to divulge of his habits, his behaviour, etc to others. the point is, the comfort zone with you cannot be taken as the same as the comfort zone with other people. the golden rule of thumb is to never ever say anything that you think is gonna make that person upset or embarrassed in front of others.

and i am saying all these becos i was made to feel superbly embarrassed yet again last evening in front of my friends. and what i did over a short period of time was made to sound like it was done as a habit over an extended period of time. i totally hate the feeling and often the only response i know when faced with such situations is to get angry and lost control of myself. admittedly, i did not relate well to the incident yesterday. i could have managed it better too.

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