Sunday School of Thoughts

September 11, Sunday

On our recent official travel from work, I got the chance to interact and be with the university officials for a day. I happen to assist them as they put on their 'outfit of the day and accompany them on their trips to the comfort room.

It wasn't my first time assisting them and during that time, I confirmed that the other Vice-President is innately independent. She doesn't like to be a madam and refuses when we ask her to let us carry her paper bags. She only asked for assistance when she can't zip her Thai-inspired costume and she was very humble.

When I met her for the first time, she asked my officemate about me. When she learned that I'm new, she asked if we could take photos together. She is one of the VIPs in the workplace yet she wasted time talking and taking pictures with me. I was astonished. A person with a high-rank wasted time on me. Rare.

I've heard several bad things from her. Things like she love to overpass things. That she doesn't follow the process at times when she wanted something to be done immediately. The present administration didn't even like her. Most of the people I know would make fun of her way of speaking. But all of them would admit to how she focuses on work. Unlike other people with the same rank as her, she would work. She wouldn't assign things to other people and just follow up on them. She does her work. She doesn't rely on her clerks.

I don't know which one to believe. The personality she showed me or the one often talked about people. Well, I would never know which one is true and which one is not. No matter how hard we try, some people would find fault in what we do. We can't please everyone. Each of us interprets actions and personalities differently. We make meanings uniquely. Maybe that's the reason why we can't please people.

The truth is we mingle with people differently. It is mainly based on how close-knitted we are to that particular person. To people, we have different faces. The people who love us will always view us as lovable even without flaws. However, the people who aren't meant to be in our life would find fault in all the good things that we do. This is why we have to choose our circle. Having too many in would only corrupt our soul and peace.

It's good to be away at people who always find fault in you. Though we can never totally avoid them, it will be a great idea to be not near them.

Thanks for reading. Enjoy the rest of the day!

*lead image is by Milad Fakurian from unsplash.com