The-Art-of-Pleasing4

TheArtofPleasingThepastthreedecadeshavewitnessedouroverwhelmingexcessiveemphasisonmaterialbenefitsandunawarenessoftheimportanceoftheartofpleasingwhichhasbeenincreasinglybecomingindispensabletothehealthofeconomy,thestabilityofpolityandthepursuitofhappiness.Therearesomepracticalwaystomakepeoplepleased.Firstofall,youcanwriteanotetosay“thankyou”tosomeonewhohashelpedyouordonesomethingforyou.Someonecouldbeachild,acolleague,afriendorevenyourteacherinyourlife.Secondly,listeningisverysignificant.whensomeonewanttopouroutjustlistenwithoutjudgmentorinterruption.Sometimesthegreatestgiftwecanofferissilenceandunderstanding.Thirdly,speakkindwords.Sendae-mileorFacebookcommenttoafriendjusttosaytheyarewonderfulpeopleandyouarethankfulthattheyareapartofyourlife.Evenbetter,giveaspecificcomplimentaboutoneoftheirstrongestqualitiesasaperson,suchas“IjustwantyoutoknowthatI’mreallygladthatwearegoodfriends.YouhaveawayofmakingmelaughwhenIneeditthemost”andsoon.Thosewhowouldrefusetoadmitthefactthatthecommitmenttonationalandindividualprosperityrequireaprevailingandflourishingtrendofthisdrivingforce.Putitanotherway,ifthereisnotheartofpleasing,wewouldnevertastetherealhappinessofthesuccessinthelongrun.Sowemustmastertheartofpleasing.