Critical or Emotional?
In recent times, I’ve been thinking of this
topic with some careful consideration. The reason is pretty simple, 24 is year
of transition, at least for me. It’s less than a year for me to celebrate my ‘Jubilee
Perak‘, or whatever you call it in English. So, to prove or to show where and
which direction we’re heading after the 1st quarter century of our lives, some
’small’ issue like this one is worth a thought.
My question to you is, in whatever things you do or talk about
certain topic or conversation, are you critical or emotional? From my
experience hanging out with my friends and general population week-in week-out
(most of them are the same age as me), neither of those two criteria really
represent themselves. Those two criteria have a very significant difference.
People of this age are still interested in talking about the latest fashion
their favorite artists are wearing than what kind of material being used to
make them. They’re more willing to talk about how to make money out of thin air
than plan a business from the root.
When I talk something quite heavy or current affairs, I sometimes
get taunted as being ‘emotional’, or ‘too carried away’. These people (the
people who taunts) are not emotional, neither are intelligent. These people
(the people who keeps taunting) are simply too lazy to think deep or think
they’re still ’sweet 17′. To think critically is to think a topic as a big
picture with multiple views to it. To talk critically is to discuss the
problem, find a solution and act. For them, judging a book by its cover is
correct. Before we brand people as ‘emotional’, it’s better to know what
‘critical’ means first. Because, you wont know what emotional really means
unless you’re being critical.
Think critically, not emotionally. If you’re too lazy to think,
you dismiss both. (As you see in most of ‘our’ people).
