Before I would just get really annoyed with people that weren't like me. I thought myself saying things like " If people did things the way I did the world would be a better place." I basically downright hated people and And got easily annoyed with their actions.
I still get that way sometimes, but it's definitely not as bad as it once was and I can slow down and be more understanding of others. I think overall I have learned how to deal with people who are different from me. I've come to the realization that having a diversity in our personalities and views and ways of doing things is a good thing for this world. It would be boring if everything and everyone were the same.
I've even become more open to being friends with and liking people that are completely opposite of me. As I mentioned before I think diversity is good for the world but also for my own life as an individual. I love the things that I'm learning that are helping me through this I really want to continue learning about people and their personalities and why they do things they do because overall it's help me be a better person and have a better social life.
I very much enjoyed reading your post, I too had problems relating to other people and still do get annoyed easily. Getting older though I have learned to relax and realize that as long as what I think and do makes me happy what others think shouldn't bother me. I have also realized that today a lot of people have an issue with admitting that whet they think is wrong, mean what is bad about saying "I am wrong". It is funny to me that people find being wrong about something to be a bad thing. I understand sometimes it isn't pleasant but most times you will learn something new and being ok with that is quite humbling. I used to be very social too because i thought that would make me happy but instead I focused my time into what I am passionate about and that is what really makes me happy.
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