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Listen to the other’s thoughts, opinions and views... then you may understand them, walk in their shoes.
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Have you ever come across people who voice their opinions and not care to listen to others?
Do you give up when they become aggressive, saying why bother? Or do you argue back as well? Or sometimes let things lay low for the sake of peace? Here’s a poem for you on this very topic. If you argue so you can be heard no matter the other’s viewpoint, here’s some food for thought for you
Voice We voice our opinions aloud, with conviction, Without a care to causing any friction. We say let us agree to disagree, Communication and consideration are the key.
Making the other see your point of view, Through force and argument, you see it through. Don’t care how uncomfortable the other feels, Is not a personality which to me appeals.
Setting the other straight shouldn’t be our goal, That relationship may dig itself into a hole. Listen to the other’s thoughts, opinions and views Then you may understand them, walk in their shoes.
Are you satisfied you have convinced them to think like you? Are you satisfied that you have said many words, while they only a few? Listen, share, and accept each other, For if conversations are one sided, then why bother?
Not everyone is always right, not everyone is always wrong, Don’t club people together where they don’t belong. Keep your calm, carry on with dignity, Knowing that you cannot change other’s opinions instantly!
Chitra Govindraj grew up in Dubai, was educated in the US and now lives with her family in Bangalore, India. She dabbled in the corporate world as a banker and a soft skills trainer and read more...
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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