Society and Lifestyle

"I might have misunderstood the signs and it is completely my fault." Did you ever just assume and picked up the wrong signs? How many times have you predicted someone else’s thoughts? Recently, I happen to come across a little funny and stupid habit. I tend to assume a lot. I assume that I will get that job by just praying. I assume that the other person likes me even when he did not say so. I can assume anything. It hit me yesterday, how easily we can assume other’s thoughts and move on. I made a friend who was nice to me but I assumed and I moved on. Do we ever think about how the other person might feel? It was not at all difficult to think whatever was convenient to me. But what about the empathy that we used to speak of? "I understand" but do I? Everybody is saying do not think about others, do whatever you want to. But just like every fundamental right, some requirements should be fulfilled. Yes, we have the freedom of speech until or unless the words are...

  We all had that one conversation that was the need of the hour. Do you remember why exactly you chose that one individual? Is it for a piece of good advice, good words, or you just needed a good listener? I had that talk with my cousin a lot of times, mostly when my head is in a bad place. She never made it seem difficult for others to talk. After few talks, I realized it was never about the advice, it is always about listening. She had the patience to listen to the rant and never made me look foolish about it.                                               Few problems might seem futile to you but that one person who confides in you may take them very seriously. Once, a younger sister came to that cousin to talk about her recent heartbreak. There could have been two reactions, either she would have chuckled, and said, “You cannot be serious about this, you are too sm...