Guest guest Posted March 1, 2001 Report Share Posted March 1, 2001 Hi Bob, I think this is a useful strategy, but I would propose another even more radical one just for kicks. What would happen in the world if we all decided to assume the best? If we assumed that everything said was said with good intentions, and hunted for that meaning to assign to words that we hear? the game many of us play now is to assume the worst, and it brings out the worst in others, so if we assumed the best, might it not bring out the best? I'm not sure this will be a panacea, but I'll bet it would be a useful practice. Love, Mark Hello Harsha and HarshaSatsangers I would like to add one additional guideline: - NEVER ASSUME (or you make an ASS out of U and ME). If in doubt, ask for clarification. Many email disagreements can arise out of making incorrect assumptions about another's meaning. I could be falling out of my chair laughing when I write something and you would have no way of knowing this. If you assume I meant something negative and reply out of anger, a war of words can quickly develop. This is especially important on a list such as this where English is not the first language of some (many?) of the participants. Love Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2001 Report Share Posted March 5, 2001 Hi Mark. O.k. Have it your way: - ALWAYS ASSUME Just kidding. This is a great suggestion. After thinking about it for a while, I think I do this a lot already. I've always been an optimist and have found it easy to make (and keep!) friends. Maybe that's part of the reason why. I'm going to make an effort to do it more frequently and more importantly, "consciously", in the future. Thanks again for the improvement to my suggestion. Love Bob , Mark Otter <mark.otter@s...> wrote: > Hi Bob, > > I think this is a useful strategy, but I would propose another even > more radical one just for kicks. What would happen in the world if > we all decided to assume the best? If we assumed that everything > said was said with good intentions, and hunted for that meaning to > assign to words that we hear? > > the game many of us play now is to assume the worst, and it brings > out the worst in others, so if we assumed the best, might it not > bring out the best? I'm not sure this will be a panacea, but I'll > bet it would be a useful practice. > > Love, Mark > > Hello Harsha and HarshaSatsangers > > I would like to add one additional guideline: > > - NEVER ASSUME (or you make an ASS out of U and ME). If > in doubt, ask > for clarification. > <SNIP> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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