Understanding People

Understanding people is definitely not an easy subject. People are always changing due to a lot of factors be it within a short term or over a long period. However i've learned that to UNDERSTAND people is very pertinent, simply because we deal with people basically EVERYDAY and EVERYTIME.

There's this one highly recommended book --> '7 Habits of Highly Effective People' written by Stephen Covey. Its very famous. Buku ni dah lama dah publish, around 1989. But, to me, i prefer to recommend orang untuk bace another version of the above, which is --> '7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens' by Sean Covey (anak Stephen Covey). This version is way lighter and i can relate more to the examples given. Tapi still tak khatam lagi eventhough buku tu i bought in the year 2000 :p

In their books, they have also highlighted HABIT #5 - SEEK FIRST TO BE UNDERSTAND, THEN TO BE UNDERSTOOD. But the problem is, we always tend to be understood first. We always want to voice out what we feel and make people understand us. Understand our ways. Well, tak salahkan nak suruh orang faham. I mean thats like the whole point of getting to know each other. Tak ke? HOWEVER, i've noticed that this doesnt really work.

It is indeed very true that in order for me to handle things more efficiently, I have to firstly seek to understand prior to being understood. Rasa cam susah giler je nak buat sbb i've always believed that someone should always follow what they think is right. Gerak hati tu penting. Tapi cam selalu salah je.. Haha.. Hermph ... tak pe... ape2 pun kite memang kene trus cekalkan hati dan meneruskan usaha! GambatTe!