Some of you might have realised what I am gonna talk about in this blog from the title of the blog itself. But, anyway, let me go on.
Have you ever been given something (a piece of writing, art, a short film, etc.) by your friend(s) asking you to give them your opinion about it? Okay.
And has this work of your friend(s) ever been bad? I mean absolutely, completely bad. Okay. What do you do if this piece of work created by your friend is bad? You tell them that it is good anyway.
Why? You do not want to hurt your friend's feelings and you just want to appreciate his/ her efforts, however poor they might be. You just want to be a good friend.
You are also being a hypocrite. Yes, your intentions are good. You just want to help your friend. But does that change anything? You are still a hypocrite.
This is one of the many complications that can and will arise from human relationships. I am not suggesting that one should reject all human companionship because of such complications. There are other things that are much more satisfying and enjoyable that you receive from people.
We can only hope that soon, a time comes when logic trumps emotion. Where are you, dear vulcans?( those who dont know who vulcans are, refer here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_(Star_Trek) ). Then, when a friend asks you to review something, you can give your honest answer.
Maybe your friend will realise that you are just trying to be truthful.
Have you ever been given something (a piece of writing, art, a short film, etc.) by your friend(s) asking you to give them your opinion about it? Okay.
And has this work of your friend(s) ever been bad? I mean absolutely, completely bad. Okay. What do you do if this piece of work created by your friend is bad? You tell them that it is good anyway.
Why? You do not want to hurt your friend's feelings and you just want to appreciate his/ her efforts, however poor they might be. You just want to be a good friend.
You are also being a hypocrite. Yes, your intentions are good. You just want to help your friend. But does that change anything? You are still a hypocrite.
This is one of the many complications that can and will arise from human relationships. I am not suggesting that one should reject all human companionship because of such complications. There are other things that are much more satisfying and enjoyable that you receive from people.
We can only hope that soon, a time comes when logic trumps emotion. Where are you, dear vulcans?( those who dont know who vulcans are, refer here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vulcan_(Star_Trek) ). Then, when a friend asks you to review something, you can give your honest answer.
Maybe your friend will realise that you are just trying to be truthful.
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