reflections on chameleon 360
It's been a month since my close encounters with chameleon 360 and I must say, it has been one roller coaster ride. Attitude she give, niceness she give... like anything you get/do frequently, you just become immune to it after some point in time.
Late last week and this week is probably my "lucky" week as chameleon 360 has been tokking to me on her own free will... better yet, have lunch wif her (but again this is becoz SN ask her to come along) and acting like good old buddies. In normal circumstance, I do still tok to her abit here and there but it is all small tok.
Reflecting on how i reacted toward her, I feel quite disgusted with myself as it is so damn fake as I clearly do not wish to establish any closer friendship with her but yet I still pretend to be nice. Why am I doing that? The only reason I can think of is, I don't wish to betray what I believe in, which is "never do unto people what people do unto you"... but does this justify the behaviour of being a fake or this is just plain survival instinct?
posted by mm88 at 10:51 PM
3 Comments:
The correct pharse (not meaning to be conscending here) is: Do unto others as you would like others to do unto you.
It gives you new perspective that way isn't it? Thus, it's not a question of survival simply becoz you think you must be nice to her in hypocritical fashion or simply she laughs with you whenever she feels like it.
You have more dignity than to sink to her level. It's just that you're a nice, sweet person, with no ill intentions, and you should carry on as you are.
11:06 AM
hehe maybe that is the correct phrase..oops.. but you you are right.. even though in some ways the phrase seem the same it does give a new perspective.
1."Do unto others as you would like others to do unto you."
My interpretation: If I like to be treated like "a king", thus I should treat other likewise.
2."never do unto people what people do unto you"
My interpretation: if people treat you like shit, you shouldn't follow suit as you are equally as bad as them.
do they still represent the same meaning?
10:08 PM
Hmmm, it is a good point. Altho essentially the 2 sentences have the same meaning, but you know how language is, always put it in the positive and it sheds a brand new light. It's like saying, it's easier to tell someone:
"I like this" vs " It's not that I don't like this".
9:27 AM
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