So, I'm new to this thing they call texting. I like it ok, but I have never really gotten that into it. However, I realized something. Translating a text can be a very complicated thing and you can very easily make someone angry when you were trying to be funny without blinking an eye!
Take SOB for instance. I typed it the other day meaning SOB as in enthusiastically crying! However, the recipient thought that I meant SOB as in the acronym. Not at all what I was trying to say, I'm not saying it didn't fit I'm just saying I am not typically that inappropriate.
How often do we not communicate well? How often do we assume that we understand what another person means without actually listening to them? You can be completely angry with someone and they be completely in the dark as to why.
Try something for me this week. Do not automatically assume the worst in all situations. You might not be this type of person. You might be the type of person that is oblivious to sarcasm and is living in your own little bubble of happiness...enjoy! I would much rather be happy than cynical!
However, if you are one of those people that thinks the world is out to get you, everyone hates you and you would be better off living alone on an island then try this. Ignore hatefulness and celebrate kindness. Do not even allow yourself to translate something into the negative.
Your day will be better and your world will be brighter. Enjoy life my friends for it is short and to be cherished.
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