Sometimes we Malaysian, or to a certain extent, Asian, are a bit lacking in giving compliments. The jokes about Asian parents that when their child comes home with 98% exam marks, they will ask where did the 2% went too. Then there’s also compliment given, but a bit too late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I realised this when I myself feel that I have given a bit of effort and completed quite a good job, that I felt like asking, “Did I do a good job?”. The circle came back to me when my child came to me and asked whether he has been good and did a good job that day. It struck me that I was too slow in recognising the effort and giving the recognition it required. I try to prevent this from happening, and I think there’s an urgency in giving compliment, right when we realised it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course there’s the problem of praise abundant, so much so that it becomes less valued, but that is another topic. For now, I’ll just practice to give compliments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, thank you for reading. (Id est, this is a compliment, for taking the time to read my blog).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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