difficult people

note: this essay is mainly based on an article i read in inquirer a few years back. basically this is the abridged bastardized version of it (i cut the article in half, edited, deleted some items, and added my ideas). to the original author, whoever you are, my apologies.

difficult people

what a day. there are people who are really difficult to deal with. the sad truth is... we really don’t have a choice but to deal with them, and try to make it through the day in one piece.

there will always be difficult people at work. he or she can be your boss or teammate. they are the reason why your work life sometimes is unbearable. they are the reason why you check out the classified ads every weekend. they are the reason why you need frequent bathroom or yosi breaks to keep your sanity.

there will be always difficult people around at any given time – especially when doing errands. there will always be people who don’t know how to get in line. may it be in the bank, supermarket, or the nearest mcdonalds. there will always be loud people that make your trip to the 28th floor of your office building or condo painful to your eardrums and sensibilities.

there will always be difficult people on television and government. these showbiz personalities (esp in noontime shows, fantaseryes) make you regret for out shelling out mere 500 bucks out of your monthly budget for cable TV. these politicians, who make grand speeches that they understand the plight of the poor but actually drive 5 million peso SUVs c/o taxpayers’ money, make you want to leave this country and migrate to australia or canada.

there will always be difficult people at home. they actually make it more difficult because you can’t run away from them. you see them everyday and see the mess that they’ve created in your living room, dining area, bathroom, and sometimes your life even. i say that torture is an understatement.

we live in a difficult world, full of difficult people. since we all live in just one world (too bad there’s no mrt headed for mars), there’s really no choice but to co-exist with them. no matter how tough it is to live with them. we should thank them for a few little things.

difficult people test our patience and kindness. it shows how well we can control our temper and put our emotions at check.

difficult people make us realize that we have standards – standards that we adhere to in the way we live your life. it makes us reassess our values, ideals, and goals. it makes us realize who we don’t want to be. we don’t want to be corrupt, dishonest, cruel, lazy, incompetent, ill-mannered, and juvenile.

difficult people actually make it easier for us to define ourselves. handling difficult people, situations, and relationships is part of life. in the end, we get out of them as better persons – definitely not difficult to anyone.