The Magic Words

John: Jane? I just hit my leg on the stool because I was avoiding your legs which are in the way.

Jane: Maybe you should watch your step next time. What the hell do you want?

John: Give me the keys on the floor.

Jane: *tosses it towards him*

John: *Picks it up, and stomps out. Bitch.

Jane: Moron.

This kind of conversation in different shades occur in our everyday lives leaving people angry and emotionally drained all the time. Humans are very different from animals. Inasmuch as we try to be hard-hearted and completely logical, we all have emotions and we all want to be treated nicely.

The above conversation would have gone differently if only the magic words had been inserted.

John: Jane? I just hit my leg on the stool because I was avoiding your legs which are in the way.

Jane: Oh, I am so sorry. *Adjusts her sitting position*. What do you want?

John: Please, give me the keys on the floor.

Jane: *hands the keys over to him*

John: Thank you darling

Jane: You’re welcome honey.

See?

The magic words are; Please, Sorry, Excuse me, Thank you…

Some posts ago, I talked about being rude and all that. Well, it doesn’t end there. There is something called being kinda rude. You can’t call it outright rudeness sometimes but other times it is glaring. Learning to always say please, sorry, excuse me and thank you is important.

Some people do not say please or thank you because they feel you owe them or MUST do something for them while some people will rather die than say sorry. The only time others say ‘excuse me’ is when they have sensed an insult and they are like “excuuuuse me?!”

These magic words help you in your relationship with people at different levels. They are called magic words because when you say them, they can make even the meanest person change their attitude towards you.

For some, they did not grow  up learning to say these things so it is hard to adjust, however, now is the time to imbibe such attitude. You can learn and unlearn any thing, the key is making a conscious effort to make it a habit. Before you know it, you are the most person anywhere.

Whoever you may be, when you use these magic words always, it’s only a matter of time before people around you start ‘liking’ you for no reason!

Please feel free to make your contributions below. Thank you.