Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Being right
Good morning,
Winning to lose terribly ?
Being right gives one a very good feeling. It gives one satisfaction and enhances one's self esteem. It makes one confident with sure-footed ways and direction to stride forth in life. I too want to be right.
But alas, depending on the circumstances, being right may make one pay for it. Certain things seem to be in limited supply within a circle of people, like money. When one gets more of it the others will have less. So it is with ego, pride, satisfaction, self-esteem and other traits of human nature.
Being right and getting out of trouble together, and winning together, and succeeding together, is wonderful, the others will be thankful and praise us; there is common benefit; all will be well. Being right over others, especially our close ones, is an entirely different triumph; there is a price; we win and yet we lose somewhat which could be very costly.
Winning an argument is merely a battle of words, but paying the price for it can be very unpredictable, it could be sour, vengeful, bitter and lasting. Surprisingly, losing an argument is only a loss on the part of the gift of the gap, yet the ire or consequences can be very damaging. Some people can lose a pile of money in bets but not an argument. Calling an argument a debate may not always have a better result either.
Being right is better self-contained; there is no extra benefit asserting or claiming it. Right is right and wrong is wrong; and nothing can change the state of it.
Have a nice day,
Ronald
Winning to lose terribly ?
Being right gives one a very good feeling. It gives one satisfaction and enhances one's self esteem. It makes one confident with sure-footed ways and direction to stride forth in life. I too want to be right.
But alas, depending on the circumstances, being right may make one pay for it. Certain things seem to be in limited supply within a circle of people, like money. When one gets more of it the others will have less. So it is with ego, pride, satisfaction, self-esteem and other traits of human nature.
Being right and getting out of trouble together, and winning together, and succeeding together, is wonderful, the others will be thankful and praise us; there is common benefit; all will be well. Being right over others, especially our close ones, is an entirely different triumph; there is a price; we win and yet we lose somewhat which could be very costly.
Winning an argument is merely a battle of words, but paying the price for it can be very unpredictable, it could be sour, vengeful, bitter and lasting. Surprisingly, losing an argument is only a loss on the part of the gift of the gap, yet the ire or consequences can be very damaging. Some people can lose a pile of money in bets but not an argument. Calling an argument a debate may not always have a better result either.
Being right is better self-contained; there is no extra benefit asserting or claiming it. Right is right and wrong is wrong; and nothing can change the state of it.
Have a nice day,
Ronald
# posted by chunmu @ 5:15 PM 
