HOW GOOD ARE YOU IN WHAT YOU DO?

HOW GOOD ARE YOU IN WHAT YOU DO? COMPLIMENTING OTHERS …

Many of us boast about how good we are. I heard a teacher once saying that he heard another saying one time that “he was the best Biology teacher in PNG”. All the teachers who heard that smiled – or were quite surprised at what the person said. The true measure of who you are is often given to you by someone who may not be close to you in anyway. We can fool ourselves by declaring how good we are. Even worse yet is when a loved one – or someone who likes you – tells you that you are “smart, intelligent or skillful in this or that”. But listen for those voices – people that do not really know everything about you - commenting on your abilities/talents/skills. If you are good, they will tell you. They are the ones who will not say good or flowery stuff about you again and again – but once they have said it, you ought to pay attention and polish up that skill or talent and take it to the next stage. On the other hand, if you have spotted talent or someone showing some flair in what s/he does, be good to mention it to him or her. I have realized that many people criticize but not many encourage another person. It is part of becoming mature … I mean complimenting somebody for something good s/he may have done or said. There are people we will meet this year who will need some compliments from us to help them polish up what God has given them. Let us be ready to see those abilities/talents/skills and accord the appropriate compliments to those who possess them. Cheers.