When we speak of others around us, we typically play victim/hero. After all, they are the ones with all the annoying habits and idiosyncratic behaviour.
Today, let’s stop for a moment and empathize with those who deal with us. Our parents, spouses, roommates, and colleagues who see the best and worst of us on a day-to-day basis. And then our friends who’ve been with us through our highs and lows.
I, for one, know they have a hard job. They have to put up with so many of my annoying traits – taking things and myself too seriously, perennially correcting them especially on annoying little things like pronunciation (my wife calls this habit “pulling a Rohan Rajiv”.. ;-)), my insistence on a point-of-view before changing my mind and insisting the opposite. Man, I must be hard to live, work, and have fun with!
Luckily, they’ve stood by me for a long time.. and for that, I’d like to thank them (thanks guys!).
I hope you take 5 minutes today to remember and laugh at your most annoying traits and then follow that up with a lot of empathy and gratitude for all those great people who add so much to your life. It’s amazing how a touch of gratitude makes us feel so much better.
A Learning a Day 