People do not always act the same way that they describe they will. We talk big and brave and then at the first sign of danger, our true selves show. I have an example where I experienced this first hand. This weekend I went to 'Torment at 1200', a haunted house in Orion. I was with my older brother and some of his friends. There was a 20 year old guy who was home on leave from the Army. He was a pretty big dude, and talked a lot about times in the military. It didn't seem like anything would phase or unnerve him.
There was this girl that was with us, who was getting really nervous. She was getting more and more scared as we proceeded through the woods. As all of us were walking down the path, two guys were holding her hands, and the guy from the Army looked over at her saying some comforting words. "Don't worry, you have two really bigs dudes by you, there's nothing to worry about. We'll protect you." Well, we didn't get two steps further after he had said this to her, when the chainsaw started up right behind us. It was all unexpected. He pushed the girl aside and started running for his life.
This is just a humerous example of how actions speak louder than words. As you think about it on a deeper level you realize that people will remember us by the way we carry ourselves. If you present yourself the way you believe is right then others will remember you as a good person. If you are making fun of someone because you just want to make the next guy laugh, then you will be seen as someone completely different. It only takes one time or event and then people make up their minds about you. How do you want to be remembered?
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Very nice blog Jim, I remember when last year I was at a haunted forest out in Port Byron, and my buddy heard the chainsaw go off behind him. He glanced back and just took off in the other direction, and ended up running right into a clothes line. After he flew to the ground the guys with the chainsaws came over and helped him up.
ReplyDeleteThis blog is a great example on how people really act and how they say they act. I like how u have the example in their it really brings it to life.
ReplyDeleteThis is a perfect example of how our society lies against their own self image. When i go haunted housing i pretend like im not scared but once im in that situation, i freak out! Why do you think that men try to act as tough as they really are? besides the fact of winning the heart of a lady.
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