Developing effective communications is definitely of paramount importance. I had encountered all sorts of problems to do with communications for the past twenty-four years that I have existed on this planet. That ranges from telling my band members that the tone oozing out from their instrument does not sound too inspiring while he may think that I am trying to imply that he is lousy, to frequent quarrels with my other half in the past simply because her yes sometimes means a no or a yes perhaps while to me, it seems that a yes always means a yes whereas a no always represent a no.
In all the social spheres of our world, be it from the school to the workplace or back at home, communication processes affects us and they are everywhere. Thus it is important that we are able to articulate our thoughts and feelings properly to the other parties to prevent miscommunications. As we all know, miscommunications can be a very thorny issue to handle and it is much better if we can prevent that at the beginning to spare us from much anguish. Effective communications can also help us to exchange information and ideas more efficiently.
I always think that in this world, there are invisible walls that separate each individual apart. That wall can be made up of our experiences, culture, religion and the list just goes on and on. I hope for a world where all such walls can be broken down and a world where people can truly understand each other :)
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Thanks for this early post, Wei Kwan. I like the way you bring the big topic of communication down to the personal examples of your relationship with band members and your "other half." That makes it real, eh?
As you can see from my blog title, I also see that invisible walls keep people apart. (In fact, I've co-written a song along those lines, which you can hear if you visit the site on my sidebar that states "music that I'm close to." The song on the MySpace page is entitled "When I Close My Eyes" and is sung by my own other half.)
Anyway, good insights, man. I look forward to more from your mind.
Hey Wei Kwan,
I like the part on the invisible walls. I think it's very true. But
I think this wall is hard and will never be broken. I think unless we can read people's mind, or it is quite impossible to be able to truly understand others. Especially so when the things we have experienced are different. It's hard to truly understand how the person feel unless we ourselves have went through it. Moreover, I think this invisible wall is there also as a form of protection for us?
Hi Wei Kwan, I do agreed with you. Sometime I hear someone said "sorry" with an unwilling voice or sometime I was complained not sincerely enough to apologize.
I like the invisible wall, that really describe it well.
Hi Brad,
Thanks for sharing with me your opinions on my blog post. I guess communications occur on an everyday basis so that's why I can relate it to some personal examples and use them in my blog post. :)
Blogger Wei Kwan said...
Hey Hui xuan,
Thanks for dropping by :) I agree with you that probably this wall can never be broken. Haha. I guess only in my ideal world, there will be no walls between everyone.
I agree with you too on the point that this wall serves as a protection for us. I thought that was a great and refreshing insight ! :) I guess in reality, we have to learn to open and close this wall. If the wall is closed all the time, then we will be isolated and no one is meant to be alone. If the wall is open all the time, we may be susceptible to hurt by others.
It reminds me of some situation where the person may open his wall and got hurt in the process. In order to prevent any more hurt from being inflicted, that person may choose to close the wall permanently and not allow anyone to be close to him. :(
Hey Sammy,
Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog :) I dread that situation that u describe. Sometimes I wish that person should just keep the word 'sorry' to himself if he is unwilling.
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