Wednesday, July 21, 2010

The elephant in the room




Sometimes there are important and obvious topics which people are aware of but they do not discuss it at all due to the fact that such a discussion is considered to be uncomfortable. People just decide to ignore the important topic or issue just to avoid any awkwardness. At the end of the day it is better to confront any important topic even though it is going to create a sphere of awkwardness.


In some cases people might have issues with each other or they might be offended by something that the other person has done, but instead of opening their mouths and saying exactly how they feel they decide to sweep it under the carpet and have a negative attitude towards the other person. At the end of the day doing this just makes matters even worse than it already is. In other instances there are people who automatically decide to ignore important things that need to be discussed and beat around the bush or just do not mention it at all. People tend to avoid addressing important issues or topics.

I think the reason why some people do this is simply because of stubbornness. They feel that they are not the ones who are responsible for making the first move. I would advise any person who is aware of an important and obvious topic that they are aware of to address it even though they know that they are going to feel out of place whilst doing so. Instead of ignoring something important that has to be discussed and brushing it off, why not just let the big fat elephant in the room out?

1 comment:

  1. It’s not easy to confront people sometimes one may feel that if they confront a person they have an issue with will only make matters worse, but you are right we should stay true to ourselves by addressing our problems.

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