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The Past, But Not Perpetuity
There’s more than just the moment.
This topic is going to be a little out-of-the-ordinary, in the sense that while I know what the better course of action to take is in a particular circumstance, I still struggle with tending to go with the worse of paths to take.
In other words, I’m still in the process of practicing what I preach, when it comes to this particular matter.
Have you ever harbored a grudge against someone? Or judged someone for how they behaved over a period of time and considered that was all there was to them?
If so, I can completely relate. In fact, this is something that I still struggle with myself currently.
Probably contrary to popular belief, my patience with people tends to lean more thin, than thick. And I place a lot of importance on first impressions.
Those two qualities coupled together lead to a very common occurrence:
If I determine that I don’t like someone within the first few moments of meeting them or hearing about them, then I don’t even bother trying to build a serious connection.
