newyorčanka: the blog

Susrećem se s ovim problemom svakodnevno, na poslu i u privatnom životu.

Studenti zovu s pitanjem i kad im odgovorim krenu se svađati sa mnom jer im nisam rekla ono što su željeli čuti.

Ljudi postave pitanje i onda se svađaju kad odgovor nije onakav kakav su očekivali.

Ja sam izuzetno tvrdoglava i radim sve po svom. I rijetko pitam sa savjet ili mišljenje jer znam da ću postupiti onako kako ja želim, a ne kako mi netko kaže. Kad postavljam pitanje, to radim jer ne znam odgovor i u principu poštujem ponuđene odgovore. (Naravno, ako se radi o osobi koja je kompetentna za odgovor, ali stvarno ne znam zašto bi pitala nekog tko pojma nema. No, to je druga priča.)

Zašto i ostali svijet ne počne funkcionirati po istom principu umjesto da troše svoje i tuđe vrijeme i energiju. Ako nećeš prihvatiti odgovor, NEMOJ POSTAVLJATI PITANJE.

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I moj najdraži email danas:

One sunny day in 2009 an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue. He spoke to the US Marine standing guard and said: “I would like to go in and meet President Bush. “

The marine looked at the man and said: “Sir, Mr. Bush is no longer President and no longer resides here.”

The old man said “OK ” and walked away.

The second day, the same man approached the White House and said to the same marine: “I would like to go in and meet President Bush.”

The marine again said ” Sir, Mr. Bush is no longer president and no longer resides here.”

The old man thanked him and walked away. The third day the same old man approached the White House and walked to the same marine, saying: “I would like to go in and meet President Bush.”

The Marine, very agitated at this point, looked at the man and said ” Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to meet Mr. Bush. I’ve told you already that Mr. Bush is no longer the President and no longer resides here. Don’t you understand?”

The old man looked at the marine and said ” Oh, of course I understand! I just love hearing it.”

The marine snapped to attention, saluted and said “SEE YOU TOMORROW SIR!!!”

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I za kraj, malo obaveznog gledanja TV:

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