Before you leap, look. Before you speak, think. Before you retort, overstand. Use context to construct meaning and don't just assume. Where the context isn’t as straightforward, ask for clarification. If the speaker means well, it shouldn’t hurt to clarify.
I am saying this because every now and then, our prejudices tend to goad us to misinterpret people’s remarks, and then we feel unreasonably offended, when in fact the problem was lack of overstanding. May we all be afforded the gift of grasping context. It’s important.
And another thing: All who keep exciting consciousness of guilt in people, just to embarrass them, or to injure their dignity and self-confidence, and only to feel good about oneself, though under the guise of genuine criticism is a bully and oppressive.
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