Never say yes when you want to say a no..

I think it was an RJ with Radio City back home called Sulebha who said this a few times when Mom and I were driving around the city like we do pretty often late into the night.

I remember her silky voice very clearly – and the conviction with which she reiterated her belief of never saying yes when she felt the answer was no.. She said it avoided a whole lot of discomfort..

I agree.

There is a theory of the ‘one end of the stick’. This means that we have the choice to pick up only 1 end of the stick when we take a decision and we must accept the consequences(other end)whatever happens. This practically means that we only have a choice when we say yes.. and leaving midway would just be quitting..

That further re-iterates the point.. Say yes only when we mean it, never because we want to make someone else happy. After all, it’s us who would be stuck with the other end of the stick..

‘Never say yes when you want to say a no’ ..