Say it right

We, sometimes, wonder what went wrong when we thought that we had everything rights. The situation hits us, smack, in the face and after the initial confusion we settled ourselves to the fact that it was not really our fault. But, think again!

It is the one word, one phrase, one expression, one sharp intake of breath that decides the fate of the reaction of the person standing in front of us. The power of communication!

We often come across people who know just what to say and we also come across people who have the most ill timed punch lines and jokes, and then we have the most dangerous of all-the ones who express nothing at all. They could be sniggering behind your back for all you know.

However, coming back to the matter at hand, with so many people judging our speech and actions we are often in a dilemma. We feel that what ever we say or do should please other people. And so it should be, so that people around us are happy. With numerous lessons going around on social etiquette, we wonder where all the talk of individuality and uniqueness is gone.

Still on the actually telling our natural selves in order to conform to cumbersome social standards? That thing that really confuses us is whether we should go and do what pleases others or should we put ourselves above the rest. And one really wants a boringly uniform set of behavioural patterns running through communities and societies.

In other words, where are all the people? Why is everyone saying the same thing? Today it’s easier to be someone else, but it’s tougher to be yourself.