Expressing ourselves
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Do you think we have to always express your thought or what is in your mind?
Sometimes people, or more specifically our superiors, just expect us would tell them something they expected, they will assume that we are either not paying any attention, not as good as we should be or do not perform up to the expectation if we failed to do so. Actually i do not mind to tell the expected answer if it does no harm to me or other people, but....
Last months, i came across two books emphasising that one should be humble and stay low profile while getting along with people. The main purpose of doing so as stated by the authors is to maintain the harmonious atmosphere among people which generally means reducing the chances of generating any enemies or rivals. And most importantly, it allows us to equip ourselves well especially when we are not ready or do not have enough background knowledge while making any statement. I agree to the points given by the author in the sense that we need to be keen in learning and maintain good relationship with people around us.
Sometimes, things might not work as we want it to be, we have to express ourselves moderately whenever it is necessary. Back to the first point, most of the time we have no idea how to explain something which is beyond our knowledge. It just happened like it should be. Do we really have to try to explain it by providing any relevant evidences for that? They are merely speculations and sometimes it is not necessary to prove them at all. Hence, it is really a challenge for coming out with an reasonable answer for fulfilling the curiosity of our superiors. Usually, silence is the best solution provided a message of improvement is conveyed. If we are being accused by the superiors from doing what we should not be doing, we need not have to argue aggressively if it is just a small matter, time will eventually reveal the truth for us. However, sometimes cumulative accusation is lethal before the truth is revealed, hahaha... There is always no specific answer for this.
In my opinion, it is not necessary to explain everything to others. If not, we will be busy pleasing and meeting others' expectations. However and most importantly, we have to explain to ourselves why we are doing so. If we know what we are doing, we will not be in the wrong path.
All the best!
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