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I am so tired, I just want to yawn a huge yawn, make myself comfortable on the table, and fall asleep. Actually apart from ending half an hour early, Fridays aren’t that big a deal because the next day is Saturday, and I don’t get to sleep in! Raar!
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One reason why we always have conflicts is because we don’t empathise enough, or put ourselves in others’ shoes to gain a different perspective. Perhaps it boils down to the me- mentality, where we put self above others. Selfish, yes, but entirely human.
Talk is cheap. It’s simple, too simple, to open one’s big gap and start whining and complaining. Criticism, when not constructive, is empty noise. Most people don’t take criticism very well – after all, who likes to hear that hey, you’re not doing this very well, you suck? Criticism without empathy, without understanding, and without suggestions on improvements… Well, it’s like rubbing salt on open wounds. After the you suck, it becomes like you suck, AND you have to figure out on your own how to not suck.
Watching things happen from a third party perspective is rather interesting, and even amusing. I empathise, I can probably safely say that I understand, but it’s just not my time to step in and intervene anymore. And I’m glad for that. There’s only so much of the same crap one can take.
“Blessed are those who can give without remembering and take without forgetting.”
By right that’s how it’s supposed to read, but more often than not, it’s a case of people who give without forgetting (if they even give), and take without remembering. It makes me feel sick to know that people just want to take, take, take – without giving anything in return. Such relationships are unbalanced and tiring for the giver. I would think that it’s difficult to give without remembering when you’re always on the giving end, receiving nothing in return. Or maybe receiving a half bucket of shit. Hahaha.
So before you portray yourself to be a selfish empty vessel, it may be a good idea to put yourself in others’ shoes, and remember the time when you were involved and others weren’t, and imagine how others felt then. It’s not that difficult to do, is it?