I yelled at you
for not getting the work done
on time.
What I meant to say
was that Im afraid
to
I
What I meant to say
was that
I
What I meant to say
was that
What if Irony is Judging Others for Lacking Empathy?
I yelled at you
for not getting the work done
on time.
What I meant to say
was that Im afraid
to
I
What I meant to say
was that
I
What I meant to say
was that
The fear
that we might regret
isn’t it
it’s more
that living life
with constant
doubt
is not healthy
be honest about the doubt
and either find ways to remove that doubt
even if there is no guarantee
“I overreacted today.”
said the CEO.
I waited.
“They think
I’m a bad leader.” he continued.
I waited.
“They think
I’m toxic.” he continued.
“I don’t know
why I cannot control this.”
he lamented.
“How could others support you
so that you won’t overreact?”
I asked
finally.
“I don’t know.”
he replied.
“What do you not
want?”
I asked again.
“I want them
to stop saying why my ideas
are bad.”
he said.
“Do you want them
to say your ideas
are good?”
I asked.
“No,
of course not.”
he said.
“What do you want?”
I asked again.
“I…
I just want them
to listen.”
he said,
finally.
On my business card,
it says
I’m CEO
of Realizing Empathy.
When I introduce myself
I’m a coach.
But deep down
I’m
an artist.
We feel immense gratitude
when the values we wished to instill someone
is echoed from them
That makes all the effort we put int
to support others
worth ith
When we see art
we see our loneliness depicted in the art
and in that moment
we realize that we’re not alone
in our loneliness
and somehow we can feel a surge of strength supported
At the end of the day
we are all alone at some level
Unless we hold hands with another person
and die exactly at the same time with them
we will die
alone.
Unless we vow to only make decisions
unless someone else approves of our decisions
we will make decisions
alone.
The question is
are we isolated
in our loneliness
or are we
connected
through our loneliness
or supported in our loneliness
When someone praises us
we are confronted
with our own beliefs.
If we believe
we are worthy of the praise
the praise
is received
If we do not
the praise
is rejected.
The praise
is a mirror
What if the difference
between
skepticism
and curiosity
is the presence
vs absence
of judgment?
We often think
yes,
no,
and maybe
are the only three responses
we can give to
or receive from
others.
That is until we realize
that there exists
a fourth way,
which is to let’s (or help me) think
together.
“What do you want
to hear from him?”
What I really want to hear
is that they won’t leave me.
What I really want to hear
is that I’ll never be
alone.