Crystal clear

This post is a follow up of the one i did before. I have started walking in this direction not so long ago and i want to figure out where will this path take me and whether it’ll get me any closer to my goal in this life or not.

The point i want to make in this post is that sometimes people talk and talk about things without making any clear statement about what they’re really talking about, and this can become a barrier of communication sometimes. I’ve seen this a lot in business and also in human relations. I do it too sometimes: Not to give a clear response to what I think about a subject because it might be too raw, too cruel or as people say sometimes “politically incorrect”.

This type of direct questions and answers i’m refering to cannot be put into practice just with anyone, because of the society we live in and how it is structured. We (and i include myself in all this thought) tend to tell white lies sometimes or unclear answers not to be too rude or sound too cruel sometimes. Not to define what we really and trully want to say. This leads to misunderstandings and unconfortable situations in the future that could had been avoided if another speech had been used at the right time.

I’m talking about being crystal clear about what one thinks or says when talking about a subject. Im not saying everything has to be white or black, yes or no. I believe there is a rainbow of different answers one can choose from depending of his way of looking at the world. Depending on one’s reality a situation can be one way or the other, but there is always an accurate way to define it.

There are times when it’s better to call a thing or a situation by it’s name. No double meanings or fuzzy answers. A crystal clear speech. If for example, you have a bottle of milk in your hands and someone asks you about what you are holding, an accurate answer would be “a bottle of milk”. No doubts about it. No possible way of misunderstanding. If on the other hand you say “something white that i like to drink”. Still is an answer but it leads to confusion and not knowing what one is really holding. Im not saying this is not a good answer. Im just saying that there is a much simple way to answer the question, also correct, that is more precise and leaves no place for wrong interpretations. It’s simple, does the work and also saves time.

The majority of situations in life are much more complicated than holding a bottle of milk i know, but there is always a way to find the exact words to describe what the situation is, how did one got there and what should one do afterwards. A simple way to describe facts. A direct and honest way to describe the reality around oneself that leaves no doubt about where one stands.

Im starting to apply this to my own thoughts and behaviours with myself and those around me.