Official Start Time: 1:10 am
Date: 10/10/08
Official End Time: 2:30 am
Something that I have noticed more and more in my personality and in the personality of others is how stubborn we can be. We're open minded to new ideas and will usually take the advice of others as long as we have nothing against that person or the advice they provide us with. However, when we do not see eye-to-eye with that person, taking their advice can be that much harder. The advice could be great and yet we are so stubborn that we would rather hit the wall face first instead of just swallowing our pride and taking their advice. Deciding is always the hardest part and where we must reconsider our reason why or why not to accept their advice.
Accepting their advice can be seen as a form of submission. We do not want the person to think they are superior or have an advantage over us. So we argue with everything they have to say. We go above and beyond just to prove they were wrong and we were right. What sucks is when we fail. Our head falls down in shame and we pray that the other person won't rub it in our face. If they do rub it in our face, the hatred only grows. We become blinded with the hatred we now hold for this person. Like a wounded animal we resent the person and which makes it even harder for us to move on.
With time things may change. Hitting your head against the wall enough times can send a message that its about time we swallow our pride and accept the advice of others. Its a hard thing to accept, but doing so could save us time that we would have lost otherwise through our blind rage. Swallowing our pride can mean admitting we are wrong and accepting our faults; something that we must all learn to eventually do.
No one expects us to be perfect but aware of what we are doing wrong. Making the same mistake twice or three times in a row should ring a bell that we need help addressing the issue. Our pride however tells us just keep trying; that eventually we will get it right. Admitting we have a problem could again save us plenty of time but our pride stands in the way of us accepting that. We are determined to prove that we are independent and can handle the situation all on our own.
Our emotions should not come first yet they tend to get the best of us. We are all human and it is perfectly fine to feel the way we do. It is what makes us human and allows us to reason. Overall we must learn to see both sides of the matter at hand and accept our faults. Doing this may involve swallowing our pride, admitting we were wrong, and learning that if we want to function in this world we have to accept the advice of others.
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
Date: 10/10/08
Official End Time: 2:30 am
Something that I have noticed more and more in my personality and in the personality of others is how stubborn we can be. We're open minded to new ideas and will usually take the advice of others as long as we have nothing against that person or the advice they provide us with. However, when we do not see eye-to-eye with that person, taking their advice can be that much harder. The advice could be great and yet we are so stubborn that we would rather hit the wall face first instead of just swallowing our pride and taking their advice. Deciding is always the hardest part and where we must reconsider our reason why or why not to accept their advice.
Accepting their advice can be seen as a form of submission. We do not want the person to think they are superior or have an advantage over us. So we argue with everything they have to say. We go above and beyond just to prove they were wrong and we were right. What sucks is when we fail. Our head falls down in shame and we pray that the other person won't rub it in our face. If they do rub it in our face, the hatred only grows. We become blinded with the hatred we now hold for this person. Like a wounded animal we resent the person and which makes it even harder for us to move on.
With time things may change. Hitting your head against the wall enough times can send a message that its about time we swallow our pride and accept the advice of others. Its a hard thing to accept, but doing so could save us time that we would have lost otherwise through our blind rage. Swallowing our pride can mean admitting we are wrong and accepting our faults; something that we must all learn to eventually do.
No one expects us to be perfect but aware of what we are doing wrong. Making the same mistake twice or three times in a row should ring a bell that we need help addressing the issue. Our pride however tells us just keep trying; that eventually we will get it right. Admitting we have a problem could again save us plenty of time but our pride stands in the way of us accepting that. We are determined to prove that we are independent and can handle the situation all on our own.
Our emotions should not come first yet they tend to get the best of us. We are all human and it is perfectly fine to feel the way we do. It is what makes us human and allows us to reason. Overall we must learn to see both sides of the matter at hand and accept our faults. Doing this may involve swallowing our pride, admitting we were wrong, and learning that if we want to function in this world we have to accept the advice of others.
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
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