Everyday Canvas

Others' Faults

Prompt:
In today's environment I'm told hate, emotionalism and frustration are everyday norms, or are they? Some people simply accept these actions of others and other people challenge the behavior. Which are you and why? What do you think will make a difference?

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To begin with, I'm not anyone's circus trainer with a whip in my hand. This is because I'm of the opinion that every individual has the right to their own personal preferences and conduct. People have their own separate opinions, even though someone else would do the opposite.

Everyone has the right to feeling and acting a certain way or liking a certain thing, but that doesn’t mean the rest of the world should feel the same way. Having said that, if the actions of people are dangerous to others or harmful to themselves, I try to mention it to them in mild words and in a mild manner. This depends on the action, however.

It's okay to correct somebody, but only if the correction isn't over something minor. Being corrected often results in an amount of embarrassment, both for the person and the one who's trying to correct everything that comes their way, in this world, which seems to be already mixed-up.

When my children were small, I did correct them often, and now, they both think (according to what both of them recently told me) that I was the best mother ever. One's own kids is a different story than one's friends, acquaintances, and neighbors. We are responsible for our children and who they are turning into, while they are small and underage.

After my sons became older and much wiser, I only tell them my opinion if they ask for it. If I see something wrong, I let them figure it out themselves, mostly. If they don't, then I either imply my opinion or mention the problem in mild words.

My stance is one of respect for any human being. It is not one of acceptance of bad behavior. Also, I do respect others' personalities and their own efforts in correcting their own behavior.