We are born in this world as babies. Babies are cute. No matter how bad of a day we had, when we see a cute little baby smiling at us, all our worries and troubles just seem to diminish. All of us had been through that stage. As babies, we were blissfully ignorant. We cry when we don't get what we want. We spoke what we have in mind (of course, not as babies. But when we were able to speak our first few words.). We do not care if our parents had a bad day at work, we just demand what we want and if we do not get it, we'd cry. We'd smile when people smile even though we do not know what are they happy about. We'd cry and feel sad when we see people looking upset. We enjoy little things around us. A new toy would cheer us up. The beautiful bird at the window. The zoo. The plants around us.
The innocence and outlook of life changed and diminished as we got influenced by our surroundings and nature. The experience that changed us. The fear of pain so we adapt. The fear of rejection so we tolerated. Soon enough, we are influenced by the people around us who came at the right time and right place.
Where has the innocence and simplicity of life went to?
As adults, we can still smile in appreciation of the little beauty things around us. Happy about little things like the bus uncle who waited for you to board the bus before closing the door. Happy that the weather is good today. Happy for people who are happy. Sympathize and provide listening ears for peers who feel down. Babies are made selfish but as we grow, we sympathizes and react as per situation allows us to.
There's nothing wrong with being influenced with positive people around us. I like to be influenced by the positive energy as well. I love to read self-help books because that's where people talk about their experiences and we learn from their experiences so as to take extra precautions and improve on whatever lifestyle we have.
But it's always important to learn the meaning behind every experiences, not the tools.
"There are a lot of obstacles in life and each time, i allowed myself to analyze the situation and think things through before reacting as per what i think it's appropriate. Selling properties had make it challenging for me because of the accomplishments gained after that. The smile of customers' face when they are satisfied with my presentation of the house. You should go try selling properties. Maybe even if it's not properties, you can go into other lines as well on sales."
After reading the above paragraph, what do you think?
The positive influence is "Not to give up". It is not "selling things".
This is what i meant by taking in the meanings behind each experiences and not material tools etc. All of us have different capabilities. People might have taken this route to succeed but that doesn't mean you have to.
I despises a lot on networking. I can be very frank.
I am not saying all of them, do not get me wrong. There are exceptions.
And i'm sure people in that line do not have the intentions of being the way they are.
It just became part of them.
It'd come to a point that whoever new people you meet, the first question in your mind would be, "Is this person going to be useful to my networking purposes? Is this person going to help me to achieve what i want? Is this person successful and financially independent enough for me to engage with?"
What happened to the simplicity in making friends?
Trust me. It just comes naturally.
It'd come to a point that the particular individual would treat making friends and knowing more people as part of their business and it'd became a necessity for them to grow their network.
Because they'd never know when these people are going to be of help to them.
They'd prioritize "useful people" in their life first.
You do not have to agree with me especially people in that line because they do not even realize.
But as observer, I can tell.
Making new friends to me, is a beauty. You get to know more people's characteristics. Know more about their problems. Their lifestyles. Their mindset. By that itself, it's an art.
You can tell whether someone is genuine about having a friendship with you.
I'm not saying networking is a bad thing. I'm not despising all people in the networking business.
But i despise people who have that mindset and thought.
Because it's sad. I feel sad for these people who have no "real" friends. Because all their friends revolves around motives and prospects.
So people in this line.. something for you to ponder...
"Who and what are the people around you and for what purpose do they serve in your life.. really?"
"And this marks THE END of the entry."
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Living a life full of life. That's all about me that you should know.