Stop Analyzing What I Said!

  

I am sure most of us must have read or heard of this piece of advice “Think before you speak”, or “Speak less, listen more”.

A week earlier we had a get together at my son’s home. I have a tendency to give compliments where I feel it’s due. I just can’t withhold it. It’s the way I am, and my this habit is very old. 

I remember I was singing praises of some girl before my uncle, and he asked me, “don’t you feel envious of her?”

“No! Why should I”, was my reply.

Now I think I should curb this habit, but changing myself is a bit too late. A lady I like for her ready wit, was at this dinner. I said something admiring  to her. Another lady X listening said, “are you complimenting her, or finding fault with her?” For the moment I was speechless.

I was suddenly at a loss for words. I was mentally aghast at her interpretation of what I said. 

Today is another party at a friend’s home, and my own advice to myself is, “keep away from X”.

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Powerful Suggestion

What’s the one piece of advice you wish someone had given you a year (or five, or ten…) ago?

What It Really Means?

Daily Prompt: Why Thank You?
What’s the best (or rather worst) back handed compliment you’ve ever received? If you can’t think of any — what’s the last time someone paid you a compliment you didn’t actually deserve?

I take compliments with a pinch of salt, and let them wash overhead by not taking them seriously.

Sometimes people say things which they actually don’t mean (in their hearts), specially what women say to each other (sorry ladies).

One always say “thank you” to compliments; but what should one say, when some mean souls let you have them couched in words which means the opposite of what they are saying.

At moments like those while I get their actual meaning, I never know what to say. In my heart I deeply wish to insult them the same way (they are doing it).

Alas! I get my retorts when the moment is no longer there.

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