Sticker

In Philippines, we have a means of transportation called a tricycle. It used to load 3 to 5 person and is used mostly in short destination only. When going to other places alone, I would rather commute instead of using the car. Going out of the subdivision or compound in Cainta, Rizal where I previously lived and worked, would require riding it. In it, there are stickers of jokes and quotes and there is one that I liked and is still in my head up to now.

In that sticker are the words: “There is no useless person; you can use him as a bad example.” I just smiled at the first time that I read it but as I see that quotation for some time, and as I see some bad habits of some of my co-workers, I began to change... just a bit though. I would promise my self then, not to do the things that I think are not good habits. The words are a bit rude that is probably why the phase were not written in books that I have read, but this one has changed me a bit on how to see people with bad habits. One thing that is advised when talking to difficult people is to ignore them, but with it I see them differently. I would usually tag them as a bad example. Especially if it is procrastination, I would check how they do it and do the opposite.

Before, it was not easy for me to tell if I don’t like other people’s attitude so I keep them and just tell my self not to do as they do. Nowadays, I would try to tell people their bad habits so that they would be aware. It is up to them if they will change them or not. I already have ways of telling it to other people without offending them.