After a long day, I retired to my lovely couch, and the thoughts of what to write splashed through my head, mind, and conscience but nothing appeared. I resolved immediately to juggle what had transpired at work today to make a post, worthy of discussion. Here is what I arrived at.
And the old man was standing, looking feeble, weak with a third leg in his right hand, waiting for a bus that would convey passengers to another part of town. Just then a young, driving in his car parked, alighted and beckoned on the old man.
It happened that the old man is a retired secondary school teacher. At some point, while he was teaching, he had the opportunity to embarrass a student who took what does not being to him and hid in his bag.
When the report got to the teacher and a search was conducted, the item was found the this boy's bag but the teacher hid his identity and saves him from the humiliation and trauma that would have erupted of other students have been told whom it was that stole what was being looked for.
Elsewhere, a little boy of about ten years picked his mother's purse, removed some money, and brought it to school to spend with his classmates during lunch break. Much later, it was discovered that the little boy was responsible for the missing money.
He was beaten in the public, humiliated. The worse was that empty snail shells were tied together and worn around his neck while drums and songs were played around the school.
Thief!, thief!!, thief!!!
That singular bow of shame and molestation was a negative turning point for the little boy. He became hardened. Since corporal punishment would be the aftermath effect if caught taking what does not bing to him, then he was ready to pay the price.
Today, during a discussion session at my workplace, we decided to mend the fence between two warring marketing groups. At a top management level, cooperation among subordinates may be seen as a coup. Hence, when there seems to be disagreement among workers, it one way or the other helps the management control conspiracy against the organization.
Of everything that was said today from different points of view, one thing that registered in my skull is that no matter what, relationships should not be broken based on disagreement.
This is more true because of the one whom the leader climbed to get to the height they have reached maybe a channel to lead them down the rail. As such, everyone is in one way relevant to our growth in life.
Everyone should realize that life is not all about self, it is more about how to lend our available resources to better a lot of others.
A far more reaching role we ought to play in life is to be the bridge through which other people get to their promised land. Unfortunately, people would rather subscribe to be a hurdle for which people would reach their point of gladness than to be a bridge.
Thoughtfulness
I make proud to say that the simplest way to get people aligned in a comforting atmosphere is to make them feel welcome, make them see themselves as a major player in the team by giving them roles, responsibilities that would put them on their toes, while you are not just sitting and watching but engaged productively in the bid to making headway for the group.
What do we owe other people to make them feel comfortable? Nothing. Only that humans need care and love. Who will give this if not a fellow man?
one for each, each for all
You have nothing to lose. Some thinkers had even suggested that we should think of what we can do to better society rather than waiting for what society can do for us.
The experience of today had made me resolve never to look down on anyone. As the downtrodden today may become the chief cornerstone.
We need each other, even across borders. No man is an island of himself. Lest you hold yourself in pride, fetching a provocation from any little wrong. The same for which other reasonable people make a huge profit. Let's think. Let's act well our part.
You are right, making people feel welcomed and talking to people softly is a remedy that still works till date.