Each edition of The Thinker's Corner Challenge gives us something interesting to think about and for This Month's Edition, the prompt is;
Do you know yourself well enough? What are the things that bother you about the way you live your life? How do you feel when dealing with people that have those same attributes?
As someone that's very interested in personal development and self-improvement, I've spent a fair share of my adulthood trying to have a better understanding of myself and the things that define my character. And, I've had to be brutally honest with myself about the aspect of my life that bothers me.
I didn't have to dig very far beneath the surface of my life to find the things that make me worried about the way I live my life. For the record, some of the things I enjoy the most about myself are the same things that bother me about my lifestyle. It almost feels like a double-edged sword.
The first is that I don't lie.
This in itself is something I genuinely like about myself. And, it's so surprising to see how people react once they know me well enough to understand that I really don't lie. Haha. Most people always say "What if your family's life depended on it?" and I don't think I've ever given a proper answer to that. The good news though is that I've never been put in a life-or-death situation where I'm expected to save a life by telling a lie.
What bothers me about how hard I find it to tell a lie is that I understand the world we live in and I know people seem to get in more trouble for saying the truth than telling a lie. Think about it for a moment; Once someone becomes highly reputable, it becomes really hard for them to truly say the truth about certain topics. This is mostly the case for those whose success is based on the level of audience they have in the digital world.
I've also noticed that when associating with people, some of them really want to be lied to about what they are doing right or wrong. They prefer a soothing lie to a brutal truth. Well, I always find myself edging more towards the truth. If I can't tell you the truth, I won't be making any comment on the matter.
The next is that I always try to keep to my words
This is very similar to the first one in some ways. It mostly plays out when I'm giving my word when making promises. If I say I will do this, then, you will be sure that I will get it done. Even when I'm joking and we're all have a laugh, I still find myself being very cautious of the words I say because I wouldn't want to say anything that I can't back up with action.
The thing that bothers me about this is that I've been in situations where I allowed the hit of the moment to make me say things without thinking it through. Lol. I've made some promises because I was feeling very excited about a particular thing. Once I think things through and it turns out to be a bad idea, I still tag along just to be sure I won't go back on my word.
With each moment I slipped and said things without thinking it through, I accepted the consequence of my words with open arms and learned to be in more control of my words. It's been a rather tough learning experience, but I'm glad about it.
How do you feel when dealing with people who have those same attributes?
It's not easy to come across people like that although I've had the privilege of creating a good rapport with people like that from different parts of the world. Whenever I discuss with them, even when we are messing around with words, it feels like a time well spent. I always want to have deep conversations with them because I know they will say exactly what they think and they won't hold back when sharing their opinion.
I also like to share ideas on something I'm working on and get their honest input about it. Meanwhile, I find it really hard to take the word of someone seriously once I notice that the person is a liar and someone who doesn't value his/her words.
That's it for me.
Thanks For Not Missing Any Full-stop or Comma.
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