What if Irony is Judging Others for Lacking Empathy?
If what is easy
is common
and what is hard
is rare.
What is common
is folks telling other people
to work harder
because thats whay they did.
What is rare
is folks admitting the luck
that made their hard work gain traction.
What is rare
is folks admitting the depression
their gri
What is rare
is folks shining light on those who acceted them
for who they are
and inspired courage from within.
Confronted
with a table saw
whirring its blade,
what one may realize
is that to navigate
uncertainty
need not require
certainty
but may be
clarity.
uncertainty -> stall -> hesitation – > stuck -> imobile
There is no certainty
that we may not get injured
by the table saw,
and yet we proceed
so long as we can see
clearly.
To take responsibility
is not
to be at fault.
It is to choose
our response
and to own up
to the consequence
of our
choices.
One example response
may be the admission
of fault,
but it need not be limited
to that.
May we understand
our past self
without acting as one.
May we act
as our present self
without .
May we feel inspired by our future self
without expecting our present
to be one already.
It is hard
to taking away
something
someone
values
“I’m afraid
my presentation
will fail.”
said the founder.
“What do you mean
‘fail?’”
I asked.
“It won’t impact
my employees.”
he responded.
“You’re assuming
that your employees
will even listen.”
I commented.
He laughed.
And that
was what he needed to hear
to release his anxiety
and express himself
instead of pandering to the audience
Launch failure
can sometimes be
the birthplace of
a pivot.
If the goal post
of life
is death,
we
are guaranteed
achievement.
With achievement
guaranteed
how do you wish
to enjoy?
It is not
that I do not care
about them.
I do.
It is that
I am confident
I can recover
the relationship
or recover from
the relationship.
That even if I do something
they wont like
I trust
that they care about me
just as I care about them
for our relationship
to sustain.
Otherwise
we are merely conforming
walking on eggshells
If you do it that way,
you can fail!
Even if we say those words
out of compassion
for another person.
The person receiving it
can easily interpret it
as a curse.