Most are aware that it’s no so much what one says as how they
say it. I’d like to add that
timing of when something is said is
just as crucial. It’s true there
are some things that are timely and need to be stated. But most of those can wait until an
appropriate time to be brought up.
We all like to check things off our to-do lists. Part of that involves verbalizing to
others things that need to be addressed.
But what if someone’s already drowning in an overwhelming amount of
things to be done? Is it
empathetic or our place to heap another shovel full of stuff onto their already
full list?
As mentioned above, there are things that cannot and should
not be overlooked—timely matters.
But even those can be expressed in a more rather than less appropriate
time. Doing so might mean we’re
not able to express to others things that need to get done according to our
timetable. We might have to
wait. There’s nothing wrong with
that. In fact, I believe there’s
everything right with it.
How so?
Simple. By acknowledging others—their
personal circumstances—and waiting to express what needs to be done at a time
when it might be better accepted, we accomplish a couple of things. We feel good about being empathetic
while getting more favorable results due to the person being in a better place
to accommodate us.
Are there times when we won’t be able to wait for a better
time? Absolutely! That’s life. But whenever possible, we should make the effort to take the
other person, their feelings and current status into consideration.
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