On Timing
Today my words seemed to have effect because they were said when they were said. Timing. I had through the thoughts earlier in the week, I had thought scenarios in which I could say the words, crowbar them into the conversation, but I am glad I didn't find the way as saying the words at the right time seemed to be as important as choosing the right words to describe the feeling. I guess timing is not just the thing for standup comedians (where the timing is usually just quick responses), or for plot developments in films and books, but timing is also part of our everyday life.
It was a well written story, starting from an interesting idea: what would you do if something really bad was said about your partner. Would believe the bad thing? Would you defend your partner declaring the bad thing a lie? Or would you, like the hero, try to find proof, one way or the other. To be open to either option? It broke their relationship, her approach, which I think is a little naive, a probable plot solution but not a brave one. I think I would be open to both being possible, the bad thing being true and the partner being worthy of love. Though perhaps I would not put my partner in the situation which would test the bad thing.
But what would I do if it was I who did the bad thing? Would I lie and hide, or would I try to understand what people thought of me?
Conveniences
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