First Impressions

On a sunny afternoon, thirsty & drenched in sweat, you look for some shade & water. As you look around your eyes fall on the person in the apartment right opposite to you. You exchange glances & the person smilingly gestures asking whether you would want water.

What’s your first thought, feeling & the perception you have created in your mind of that person? You nod your head & the person signals you to come to the lobby of the apartment. You go there in a hurry but no one turns up for the next 15 minutes!

What is the thinking, feeling & perception now?

After a while the person does come down & says, sorry! I got delayed, but seeing your condition I brought you lime juice.

Is there a new thought, feeling & perception now?

You take the bottle of lime juice & take a sip only to realize that there is no sugar in it!

Has your thinking feeling & perception changed NOW?

Seeing your sour face the person smiles & says I haven't deliberately added sugar to the juice not knowing your taste and offers a pouch of sugar.

Is there a change in your outlook NOW?

INTERESTING!

So much transpired in a jiffy & so much of change in your outlook about a person you were meeting for the first time.

Apply it in daily lives where you meet known, unknown, taken for granted & otherwise. Evaluate the outcome.