June11/2015
Today I witnessed a heated argument /dispute between two ppl. I was not connected to any of them and it was not my concern ,and I went back to the book I was reading. However I couldn't help overhear them since the exchange was quite loud. The person who started the argument began in the highest pitch, being so rash and unreasonable to the other person. The other person equally firm but not aggressive, was explaining her own points. After the initial two minutes, there came a moment of realisation for him (yeah,we all know that exact feeling when we realise we r incorrect) that it was not going in his favour and he was in a fix , now that there were no comebacks other than total surrender. He started to mumble ,made some feeble attempts to prove he is right but in vein, with each sentence contradicting the previous one. I feared whether he will now start crying or not.. Finally he said, "see, kids sometimes fight with their parents, please consider this like that.I don't have anything against you. Actually the fault is with the process ..." I couldn't control my laugh and hastlty left the scene.
Lesson learnt:
If you happen to be in a situation where an argument is inevitable , don't start in a highest pitch. Start in the middle..Get the facts right and you see if your side of the story is worth arguing.
If you are right, you will have an edge, if you are incorrect , atleast you can make a decent retract.
PS: Few may ask, why dont we refrain from an argument itself . To them: True, but having a difference of opinion is common, we are all human,the rational bigger brain species that also has the capability to behave quite irrationally at times.
-R.
Today I witnessed a heated argument /dispute between two ppl. I was not connected to any of them and it was not my concern ,and I went back to the book I was reading. However I couldn't help overhear them since the exchange was quite loud. The person who started the argument began in the highest pitch, being so rash and unreasonable to the other person. The other person equally firm but not aggressive, was explaining her own points. After the initial two minutes, there came a moment of realisation for him (yeah,we all know that exact feeling when we realise we r incorrect) that it was not going in his favour and he was in a fix , now that there were no comebacks other than total surrender. He started to mumble ,made some feeble attempts to prove he is right but in vein, with each sentence contradicting the previous one. I feared whether he will now start crying or not.. Finally he said, "see, kids sometimes fight with their parents, please consider this like that.I don't have anything against you. Actually the fault is with the process ..." I couldn't control my laugh and hastlty left the scene.
Lesson learnt:
If you happen to be in a situation where an argument is inevitable , don't start in a highest pitch. Start in the middle..Get the facts right and you see if your side of the story is worth arguing.
If you are right, you will have an edge, if you are incorrect , atleast you can make a decent retract.
PS: Few may ask, why dont we refrain from an argument itself . To them: True, but having a difference of opinion is common, we are all human,the rational bigger brain species that also has the capability to behave quite irrationally at times.
-R.
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