5 Reasons Taking People Seriously Can Change Your Life.
“I’d like to give thanks for this meal,” I announced at the dinner table. In my second grade class, I had just learned the importance of being grateful, and thought my parents would be proud of me.
I bowed my head and closed my eyes. Then, I heard chuckles. When I opened my eyes, I saw Mom and Dad giving me the same look they reserved for a puppy.
“You’re so cute,” they said.
My seven-year-old self became angry. I didn’t intend to be “cute.” This was serious business!
All I wanted was to be taken seriously; to make a contribution. As years passed, I realized I wasn’t the only one feeling this way.
All of us want to feel that we’re making a difference in the world, or at least in someone’s life, and yet, we forget that everyone around us also feels this way.
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