“Don't judge the book by its cover.” This is the most common motto of people who always receive criticisms from others. And I am not an odd-man-out from this group of people because I have been living in a life which I may describe as a 'depository bank' of criticisms.
Yes, they said “ Don't judge! You don't even know me.” But the worst is, what if a person, who knows you well, is also the person who will be a depositor in criticisms to you.
I will share to you an experience of mine. I cannot forget the exact time and date that this happened. It was December 18, 2006(Second Monday of the Month), 1:23 pm , and it was a rainy afternoon. I was making an assignment in Mathematics in a tambayan around 1. My best friend (yes, you heard it right, my best friend) wanted to borrow the calculator I was using. I said wait because I am still using it. But he insisted. He said he will just be for a moment. But I said no. He grabbed my calculator but he failed to take it from me. He shouted on me “Dalo ka James! Salig ka kay bright ka ug Math?!?” (You're selfish James! Just because you're good in Math?!?)
Those were the exact words I heard from my friend. I cannot hardly believe that he will be the person who could say that words to me. Because I was never been selfish to him.
He was my salutatorian in my elemntary and high school graduations. We almost go to different contests that's why we developed closeness more. I was helping him with his assignments. And so is he. We were really like brothers that time.
I cannot believe I heard it from him since it was the week before Christmas. That's why during Christmas day, I wrote a poem for what had happened enetitled “Paano Ba?”. Here is it.
So that's why I don't sometimes agree or believe of that what Gladwell mentioned about “intuitive repulsion” because there is still a need to know that thing well before giving your feedbacks.
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