Why do we allow other people to make us feel inconsequential. I know the phrase by Eleanor Roosevelt all too well: "no one can make you feel inferior without your consent", yet we still manage to let other people's words and actions take a toll on our emotions. I think it's just human nature, we feel with our hearts, our minds, our fingertips and whether we show it, are vulnerable more times than not. We have become so good at acting, using words to mask the way we feel and covering up the expressions our faces betray us with. I don't understand why it is so hard for some people who supposedly care about us so much to be so mean at times, saying things that sting in the deepest places of our soul. This causes us to feel inferior for the people who are closest to us and ones we care and love the most are the ones who cause the damage. We want them to acknowledge who we are, what we do, how we feel and even though communication is a major part of emphasizing all of those things, it won't work unless the opposing side listens and understands.
Understand. That's a word that everyone knows but do we know how to execute the meaning of that word? When someone is telling you something, it is our job as the listener to try to understand what they're saying. They're telling us for a reason and instead of forming an opinion or putting up a defensive shield - stop. take a breathe. and put yourself in their shoes for a minute or two. Try to figure out what they're trying to tell you, try to understand and comprehend their point of view on the matter at hand.
No comments:
Post a Comment