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You can be rest assured that any gist you share with your friend that work on a Talk Show in a radio or TV station would likely get aired sooner or later. The moment you hear something like "I have a friend that..." while they are trying to buttress a point - they are already divulging in a stylish way a story about their friends (or family).
Well, this may also be applicable to writers/bloggers. We get inspired to write by different things especially the happenings around us. I had a discussion with a friend sometimes ago and I thought about sharing the experience. Sometimes, it can be very demanding to be a woman, or man depending on the scenario. There are so many awkward situations we find ourselves that we wish we can erase from our memories.
There are rules to interpersonal relationships especially with strangers but sometimes we are not aware of these rules or we completely disregard them due to circumstances. There are strangers that you can trust with your life, whereas there are some that you shouldn't spare a few seconds of your time. But, how do we decipher that encounter that will leave a sweet memory in our mind or otherwise?
So, on this fateful day, my friend decided to stop by at a restaurant to get some food on her way home from work. She ordered for the food she wanted just the way she have been craving for it from work. Whilst she was about to pay for her food she heard a male voice from the queue telling the waitress not to accept her payment that the bill should be added to his. It was at this point that she turned back and politely told the man that he shouldn't bother. The man insisted in a gentlemanly manner. So, she had to accept the offer.
As she was approaching the road to stop a a cab to drop her home she saw the man running towards her with his pack of food in his hands. He made another offer to drop her off at home so that they can get to know each other more in the car. It was at this point that she started feeling so uncomfortable. It was late in the night and she didn't feel safe hopping into a stranger's car. She blatantly refused the offer and started walking away from the man as she tries to wave down a cab.
The next thing she heard was that if she's not going to follow him she should return the food he paid for. It was at this point that she felt embarrassed and wished the ground can open to swallow her. She gave the man the food - which he actually collected and she rushed into a cab full of fear and embarrassment at the same time. She cried on her way home and hated herself so much for giving the man the opportunity to humiliate her. She had money to pay for her food but she got humiliated because she accepted a stranger's offer.
This experience have changed the way she would react to strangers that comes her way. She will find it difficult to know who is with a good intention or a bad one. She might not even be willing to give any strange person a chance even if the person actually meant good. We should try as much as we can to be aware of the rules of dealing with humans especially strangers. It's not everyone you'd give access to your life, not even to the extent of being humiliated. Most of the time, you need to follow your instincts.
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This is an interesting experience by your friend and I know this thing happens very often. People have enough cash on them, yet they prefer to hop into a lift from a stranger. Some others have enough cash and even go to a restaurant to eat, but once some other stranger offers to pay for their meal, they immediately welcome the idea.
There are lessons to be learned from that experience. A life-changing lesson, if she sticks with it.
It's a lesson for all. We should learn to stand our grounds and not let some unwarranted offers mess us up.
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