What is "interpersonal conflict"? This was the question that came into my mind when I was reading the blog post rubric. So I had it googled and the result was "a situation in which one or both persons in a relationship are experiencing difficulty working or living with each other".The first thing that popped up in my mind was the title for this blog, A story about You, Me and Him. It is named as such because interpersonal conflict is a problem revolving all of us since no man on Earth is an island.
Deep down inside our heart, everyone has a story of You, Me and Him to tell. My story of You, Me and Him starts out with You and Me are brothers related by blood. You and Me were born into a poverty-stricken family, too poor to receive education. You and Me had to slog hard to make ends meet. Though the condition was harsh, those were the happiest time You and Me shared. Life was simple yet You and Me found true happiness and brotherhood. Once, You said into Me's face, We will stay together through ups and downs, no matter what. We made a vow on it. Since then, You are not You and Me is not Me. We ARE We.
With a leap of faith, We ventured into the business world full of unknown. For years, We sweated blood to make our very first pot of gold. We made it. Life was getting better and better for We. We could afford to buy houses, cars and eventually, started families. Not long after this, Him came into our life. Him started to gain on You for trust. You began to believe Him, though Him was just a NOBODY. Greed started to erode You's heart. You and Him ganged up setting up a trap for Me to fall into, unknowingly. Me left with nothing but You and Him just left Me in the lurch. Me had four mouths to feed...
You might notice that there is no ending for this story because it is up to us to paint the ending. If I were Me, I will definitely pick myself up and start everything from scratch. Well, you might argue that it is easier said than done, but c'est la vie! I have done it once, why deny myself from creating another miracle the second time? It is foolish to give up your life and hope for it will only bring more sufferings to your loved ones and grant You and Him their wishes to see you fall. Instead, you should make their jaws drop by standing up on your feet again.
I might be harboring hatred in my heart for long. One year, two years or even more time is required to heal the wound but nobody knows. Perhaps you can try to imagine yourself as Me in the above situation, will you be magnanimous enough to forgive and forget? In real life, things often turn out the other way. It always ends up with family tragedy or siblings fighting among each other for property and money. To err is human, to forgive is divine but in real life, how much can you and me practice this adage?
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
An SOS Call from Me to ES2007S
Recently, I have read a book Talent is Never Enough, written by John C. Maxwell. At the end of the chapter "Initiative Activates Your Talent", he asks the readers to think about something we strongly desire to do but are currently afraid of. Lost in contemplation for an hour, I found my answer: I am afraid to speak up in public. For years, fears have never failed to grab me whenever I need to speak up and this has resulted in me becoming withdrawn in class participation. Undoubtedly, it hinders my learning process.
Realizing effective communication is the very essence of life encompassing relationship, career and study, I want a change in myself. I want to learn to communicate comfortably and effectively with everyone regardless of their professions and the setting. I want to speak like great speaker Steve Job who can deliver his speech fluently and concisely to the audience. All these wants require initiative and constant practice, nevertheless.
I have come across this quote lately: Where you finish in life isn't determined so much by where you start as by whether you start. By taking ES2007S, I am glad to say that I have started my journey towards improving my communication and writing skills which will be beneficial to me in my life.
Realizing effective communication is the very essence of life encompassing relationship, career and study, I want a change in myself. I want to learn to communicate comfortably and effectively with everyone regardless of their professions and the setting. I want to speak like great speaker Steve Job who can deliver his speech fluently and concisely to the audience. All these wants require initiative and constant practice, nevertheless.
I have come across this quote lately: Where you finish in life isn't determined so much by where you start as by whether you start. By taking ES2007S, I am glad to say that I have started my journey towards improving my communication and writing skills which will be beneficial to me in my life.
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