This month\u2019s precept is \u201cKind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much\u201d \u2013 Blaise Pascal<\/p>\n
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I think Mr. Pascal meant that it’s easy to use kind words and they achieve more than mean, rude words do.<\/p>\n
Option 1: Let’s say that there were two girls and those two girls were having an argument.<\/p>\n
Girl 1: Why did you say those mean things about me behind my back?<\/p>\n
Girl 2: How do you know I said anything about you?<\/p>\n
Girl 1: Because I heard you say them. I just want an apology.<\/p>\n
Girl 2: No, I’m not giving you an apology, you’re so selfish.<\/p>\n
Girl 1: Hey! Why did you call me selfish?<\/p>\n
Girl 2: Because you are selfish.<\/p>\n
Both girls start yelling and shouting at each other, then a teacher comes and hears them arguing.<\/p>\n
Teacher: Why are you girls arguing?<\/p>\n
Girl 1 tells the teacher why and the two girls make up.<\/p>\n
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Option 2: Instead of arguing and making a big deal out of it, the girls could’ve used kind words like this:<\/p>\n
Girl 1: Hi, I don\u2019t like it when you say mean things about me behind my back.<\/p>\n
Girl 2: I’m sorry that I was rude to you, I didn\u2019t mean to hurt your feelings.<\/p>\n
Girl 1: It’s okay, I accept your apology.<\/p>\n
In both options there was a conflict but it got handled differently, because in option 1, Girl 2 started making a fuss. In option 2, the two girls handled the conflict but they resolved it with kind words instead of yelling and shouting. So would you want a conflict that you have to be like option 1 or 2. I honestly would like a conflict of mine to be like option 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This month\u2019s precept is \u201cKind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much\u201d \u2013 Blaise Pascal I think Mr. Pascal meant that it’s easy to use kind words and they achieve more than mean, rude words do. Option … Continue reading