~Minitide~

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Hi,
i know it has been a long time since i last posted. The main reason is, i've been studying alot, i practiced maths, burned the midnight oil. The result, obviously was a failure, i failed maths 1/25 marks.

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The real reason i wrote this post today is not to complain about my studies, it is to complain about people who like to "push people into water".

First i would like to compare the differences between FORCE and PERSUADE.

Persuade - To influence or gain over by argument, advice, entreaty, expostulation, etc.; to draw or incline to a determination by presenting sufficient motives. (Source : www. dictionary.com)

Force - Power to influence, affect, or control; efficacious power: the force of circumstances; a force for law and order. (Source : www.dictionary.com)

Now i will explain to you why am i discussing about this 2 words. Before that, lets assume you are a person who believes a religon or a freethinker. Have you ever had a friend who believes in a religon or a family member who believes in one? Yes, of course you do. But have you ever been persuaded by them to believe in their religon? Yes of course. But have you ever been persuaded to an extend where its longer persuading but a act of force? Have you ever been persuaded to the extend where the person totally changes to a different person? Maybe you have, maybe you havent. But for me, yes i have.

Ok, take a look at this situation. Boy A likes to play soccer, he knows everything about soccer and would even fly to another country to watch his favorite team play! He tries hard to convince Boy B to play soccer with him, but Boy B does not want to play soccer.

Now, theres only 2 things that can come out of this.
1)Boy A stops trying to convince Boy B, knowing well that a person has his rights to choose and he accepts it like a civilised person.
2)Boy A continues to convince Boy B by telling him more about soccer, how well Fernando Torres scores, all the soccer tactics, the odds of winning for a particular team. Boy B gets irritated and pissed.

So, let me ask you, which scenario would YOU choose? Before choosing a scenario, please put yourselves into the shoe of Boy B.

Thanks

MASS heal!

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