You Do it Too, You Know.
Wherein Our Heroine
is Oblique.
"We easily forgive our friends those
faults that do not affect us
ourselves."
--François,
Duc De La Rochefoucauld
Ever
notice that the person in the argument
insisting
that others let him finish is often the one who was doing the interrupting in
the first place? Periodically, I go through phases of being called on the exact
behavior I find most irritating. Embarrassment invariably ensues, but taking
your lumps and acknowledging fault is definitely the most graceful way out of
such an awkward
situation.
There are, however,
people out there who cannot find, let alone admit to a fault in themselves.
They freely admit that they are "not perfect," but cannot own up to individual
imperfections. Bluster replaces introspection and bullying replaces rational
discussion or argument. Even worse, they behave in ways they themselves
publicly deplore, without ever realizing
it.
So here's my question.
Why do we put up with it?
For my part, I don't need
people like this in my life.
Posted: Tuesday - June 29, 2004 at 08:40 AM
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