communication

have you ever experienced saying something that was misinterpreted? don't you just hate the feeling of being misunderstood?

i've felt this way before and i didn't like it one bit. an innocent comment could be turned into something else. they thought that i wanted to argue with them over something. they thought that i intentionally said those words to hurt them. they got mad at me for some innocent comment that i made.

the situation i just described is something i really would want to avoid. i wouldn't want to be misinterpreted and i wouldn't want to be misunderstood. it's just that sometimes people get mad right away without even realizing that you meant something different. they'd heat up and get into an argument with you. now, this isn't really something i'd like. so how can we prevent this?

i rather think that people should think before saying or doing anything hurtful. we need to realize the effects of the things that we want to say or do. before we react to the things that we hear or read, we need to understand completely what the writer wants to convey to us. the problem is people tend to have different interpretations for a single message. so if we don't understand clearly, we should always ask. we need to clarify things before we even react. or if we react, we should not be over reacting.

so please, if you don't understand clearly what i'm saying. would you please ask me before you even react? communication is the only thing that can resolve all our problems. we need to learn to listen to each other so that we will be able to understand.