A few days ago, I snapped. My reason for snapping was that some one was snapping at me. When people use position and privilege to spite others, no matter how subtle, repulse is expressed. Unfortunately, I was on the receiving end on the day and I had to voice my frustration. As much as I now agree that my timing was inappropriate, sometimes the end simply justifies the means!
Everyone has a value. Everyone should all be treated with at least, a basic dignity. Respect does not have to be earned; it is the reserve of all until perhaps proven otherwise. I had probably forgotten my resolve on matters of respect from others until I was jolted by this incidence. The diversity of human behaviour has a way of waking us up from the slumber of our perceived emotional stability. By this, I mean as much as I value the opinion people have of me; I have also been able to balance it with ignoring the opinion which bends towards humiliation.
I am wandering at the moment which other aspect of my “cool” will be ruffled next. One’s life can never be rehearsed but public demeanour is almost proportional to maturity. The practise of those relaxation exercises in anger management makes sense but one may end up violating oneself. One’s original self is irreplaceable. In the end, one should just be oneself and I was just being myself when I snapped at being humiliated by a colleague on the day of reference.
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