The Rules of Life
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The Rules of Life
partner to soar. R U L E 6 0 YO U H AV E TO B E P R E PA R E D FO R H E R TO B E I N D E P E N D E N T , S T R O N G , O U T I N T H E WO R L D S E PA R AT E F R O M YO U . Be the First to Say Sorry R U L E 6 1 Don’t care who started it. Don’t care what it was about. Don’t care who is right and who is wrong. Don’t care whose game it was. You are both behaving like spoiled brats and should go to your room at once. No seriously, we all fall out from time to time; that’s human nature. From now on, if you want to be a committed Rules Player, and I can see from the glint in your eye you do, you will be the first to say sorry. That’s it. End of Rule. Why? Because that’s what Rules Players do. We are the first. We take great pride in being first because we are so firm in our own sense of ourselves that we don’t feel any loss of pride if we say sorry. We don’t feel threatened or challenged or weak. We can say sorry and still be strong. We can say sorry and retain our dignity and respect. We will say sorry because we are sorry. We are sorry to have become embroiled in an argument of any sort and have by the very nature of arguing forgotten at least five Rules. You see, if it has gotten as far as a falling out, no matter how trivial or minor, we have already committed a few cardinal mistakes and thus should be the first to say sorry because we are in the wrong no matter what the argument is about. Arguing is what we are saying sorry for. Never mind what it was about; we are saying sorry first because we are noble, kind, generous in spirit, dignified, mature, sensible, and good. I know, I know, gosh we have to be all these things and still say sorry. Tough call, tall order. Just do it, and see how good it makes you feel. The view is always fantastic from the moral high ground. And what if you are both reading this book? Heavens. Then you must not tell each other you are—Rule 1—but then race to be the first to say sorry. Could be interesting. Let me know how you get on. Saying sorry has many benefits, even if it does stick in your throat a little. Not only does it give you the moral advantage, but it also diffuses tension, gets rid of bad feelings, and clears the air. Chances are that if you say sorry first, your partner will probably be humbled into apologizing also. Maybe. Always remember you are not apologizing for the sin or crime or faux pas you have committed—you are apologizing for being so immature to have argued in the first place, apologiz- ing for losing your cool, apologizing for forgetting Rules, apologizing for being boorish or argumentative or stubborn or rude or childish or whatever. You can come out of your room now. R U L E 6 1 W E CA N S AY S O R R Y A N D R E TA I N O U R D I G N I T Y A N D R E S P E CT. Go That Extra Step in Trying to Please Them R U L E 6 2 What? You have to be the first to say you are sorry, encourage and support them, give them freedom, be supportive, be nice, and now I am saying go that extra step in trying to please them as well. Heck, anyone would think you were doing this out of love. You’d think this was for someone you adored and worshipped and respected and had great affection for—some- one you really cared about. Precisely. That is exactly what it’s about. This is about going an extra step to please the person who means the most to you in all the world, the person you love and cherish and care about, the person who is the most important human being in your life. This is about your love, your companion, your treasure, your soul mate, your lover, and friend. So what’s your problem? Why wouldn’t you want to do this? Why wouldn’t you be doing it already? So if we want to, what is it we are supposed to be doing? Easy: thinking ahead. Planning birthdays that are more than just a present, a card, some flowers, and a couple of drinks at the bar—and that’s if they’re lucky this year. It’s thinking about what they would like, what they might want, for birthdays, special treats, days off, long weekends, and anniversaries. It’s thinking of extravagances, luxuries, indulgences. It’s going out of your way to find out what they would really, really like and then giving it to them. And I’m not talking money here. This is about surprising them, finding little things to delight them and show that you have thought of them. Arranging things in advance to let them know how special they are and how much you care and how important they are. This is finding ways to delight them beyond the normal, way beyond what is expected, further than anyone else would. This is a fantastic opportunity to be creative, adventurous, wacky, unusual, caring, and loving all at the same time. Haven’t got the time? Then you must check your priority list. What could be more important than delighting your lover and Download 3.62 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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