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August 08, 2005
Reactions of colleagues - simple observations
Besides cleaning up the table, I can make more interesting observations.
The company frequently gets visitors from other countries and offices. All of them should know by now, that I am leaving the organisation.
On Friday, one executive from Singapore came to me, hugged me, and said that she felt very sorry for what is happening and that she is going to miss me.
Today, we have a visitor from Thailand. I thought he is a friend or that we are close to each other, understand each other.
He might not know how to express his feelings, but what shall I think if he doesn't indicate anything regarding the situation - neither pro nor con?
I believe and I have to mention it again, that everybody reacts to what they believe is best in the current situation.
It is like a program that we are running in our minds. I did react like this before and it worked. So I am reacting in the same way, the next time, something like this happens. And the next time, and the next. Until our mind is programmed to always react in the same way (what, by the way, makes change challenging and exciting).
Thus, how I see a situation, and how I react to it is a program in our mind. How he reacts to my situation is a program in his mind.
Lucky for me, I understand the way people react to my situation. Fully understand it. Otherwise, my mind could start to rattle along: "he doesn't like me, he never liked me, rarararara" - and so on. Simple interpretations, simple but far-reaching reactions.
But it is interesting to observe who is coming and expressing, saying, something, anything, and who doesn't.
Posted by Andreas at August 8, 2005 10:19 AM
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after merdeka, we go for neela's. i'm buying!
Posted by: belacan at August 8, 2005 05:43 PM