Friendship
"A naked man is first resisted, then respected"
After examining this quote written by Emerson, I realized that it meant a honest man is first resisted meaning he is not always what they wanna hear, but it the end, he is respected for his utmost honest opionion. After reading this, I tried my best to take this into play as I was asked by a friend about an opinion on her outfit she looking to wear to a party. She brought me shopping with her so I could give her an honest man's opinion right? At that moment, so much pressure and anxiety was being poured on me by the second. I mean, she really liked the outfit. It was very colorful outfit. This is where my Emerson quote came into play because I couldve easily lied and told her it was beautiful, but i didnt. I have to admit it was hard for me to tell her my true opinion on it. I took a deep breath and just told her that the outfit really didnt look as good as she thought it did. It was nice but it was just to colorful. I was just imagining in my head about how mad she would be after i just told her that especially when she always gets mad over little stupid stuff, this will throw her over the top. Just as i imagined, she was pissed. She started to cry later and was sulking yet yelling at me for being a jerk, and then we left. I felt horrible. Emerson makes it seem like it will be easier than it was, and at this point I never wanted to open one of his books again. Late that night...way later...I got a text saying that she realized I was just trying to help her look the best she could, and that she knew that was hard for me, but that she really appreciated it. I'm not sure if I could now go and do this all again, at least not for a while, but I am really glad I gave it a try. It might not always be agreed upon, but you are respected in the end for just being real with them, and I'm sure this will become a key factor our friendship.
2 comments:
Maliik!!!
Good entry my friend.
I wonder who the friend is? LOL
Anyway what you did really connected with Emerson's quote. I liked how you made me actually visualize what happened. Good example. :)
Oh I like how you chose the quote about the naked man. Just kidding. You really described and unfolded and put back together that quote nicely. Dang girls can be frustrating. I have to say good job with being brave and honest, and I have to say good job with the blog as well. I know I have never tried to be that honest to a girl before, but I like your point about how being truthful is a good principle. I really enjoyed reading and visualizing your experience.
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