It’s time to go back to basics.
There’s something called mutual respect in this world. It’s a very very thin line between standing our ground and letting others stand theirs. It’s a thin line between insisting on freedom of speech and choosing not to voice our opinion. It’s a thin line between making our presence known and tresspasing another person’s space. It's a thin line between keeping your right in staying anonymous and letting your friends know who you are.
We’ve all put Pat in a spot and that’s rather unfair. If any of us didn’t know or have forgotten what was the original reason for the creation and existence of this blog, please re-visit Pat’s first posting here http://shs8890.blogspot.com/2006/01/hello.html Anyone missed out the words “8890”? But the blog, and particularly Pat, has always welcomed everyone from the SHS clan, even if you’re not from our batch. It’s an act of mutual respect. Pat chose to trust that anyone who visited this blog would also show the same mutual respect.
We’ve got a self-esteem issue if we keep wanting to have the last word whenever the majority votes are against our view, or when we keep feeling the need to defend our stand. If in our mind we have no doubts at all that our point is right, and we want to stand by it, go ahead and do it lah, but quietly…why the need to make it known? Why put Pat in a spot?
Mutual respect, let’s all learn some.
There’s something called mutual respect in this world. It’s a very very thin line between standing our ground and letting others stand theirs. It’s a thin line between insisting on freedom of speech and choosing not to voice our opinion. It’s a thin line between making our presence known and tresspasing another person’s space. It's a thin line between keeping your right in staying anonymous and letting your friends know who you are.
We’ve all put Pat in a spot and that’s rather unfair. If any of us didn’t know or have forgotten what was the original reason for the creation and existence of this blog, please re-visit Pat’s first posting here http://shs8890.blogspot.com/2006/01/hello.html Anyone missed out the words “8890”? But the blog, and particularly Pat, has always welcomed everyone from the SHS clan, even if you’re not from our batch. It’s an act of mutual respect. Pat chose to trust that anyone who visited this blog would also show the same mutual respect.
We’ve got a self-esteem issue if we keep wanting to have the last word whenever the majority votes are against our view, or when we keep feeling the need to defend our stand. If in our mind we have no doubts at all that our point is right, and we want to stand by it, go ahead and do it lah, but quietly…why the need to make it known? Why put Pat in a spot?
Mutual respect, let’s all learn some.
4 comments:
Let stop talking politic now. Isn't there are lots of more interesting in life than politic? Have a nice day.
Well said.
Mutual respect.
Yea... I agree with you all.
A real friend shall be courageous to highlight our weakness as well as supporting our strength.
Keep silence and avoiding is not a mutual respect.
Be sincere, open and learning to express well is a real challenge to balance.
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