The Ethics Of A Conversation

There's a species of human that gives no hoot on the ethics of a conversation. They are either overly self-centric or made of tin. A conversation is always a 2-way street. There's a giver, and a receiver. The giver, who starts a topic of conversation, projects a level of emotion and atmosphere to the conversation, with high hopes, expectation and probably some giddiness. And the receiver, as fellow human, is supposed to capture those elements and response accordingly and positively. Lets take a simple example. A retired loving wrestler, as he prune the roses, says 'Howdy!' politely. The receiver, who just got fired and bitten by an infested purple colored bird on the nose, has a moral responsibility to respond just as how it was given - politely. If the receiver dismisses the ethic, given the situation, we could potentially witness the remake of The Remake of Wrestle Mania XXIIV. Now, imagine yourself giving an expensive gift to a special one. Only to witness your gift being shoved aside for an iPod and not appreciated. THAT is the very same level of frustration that could come from a simple conversation. Nobody likes the blood rushing experience of saying Hi! to a somebody who completely ignores you - in public, across the street.

A simple conversation could lead to many things. Be it a deeper friendship, greater love, new spring of hatred, anything. The ethics of a conversation is an important element in life just as the mall is to women. It prevents heart break, tension and wobbling blood pressure. When a person starts a conversation, he could be overwhelmed with excitement. For example, husband says, "Hey! our cat Meow could actually say his own name!". If the receiver does not recognize the situation, the wife could blindly respond, "I think you should wash your hands with soap before you hold the soap". In this situation, the husband is deprived of creatively expressing his excitement and ended up talking to himself in the shower while the wife continues to live life as if nothing has happened, only to find that hubby is no longer touching his food. Unwanted stress. Again, just as the example of giving a gift, the initiator of a conversation gets hurt.

When someone talks to you, it is YOUR moral obligation to respond to the topic accordingly. Never brush the message aside and respond with an altogether different topic. Even worse, injects the I'm-a-wiser-man advice. What a disrespectful situation. If YOU have a message to tell to someone, initiate the conversation. If you're not the initiator, then, wait till the initiated topic has finished, THEN you start your topic. A conversation is never about winning or losing. It's more about sharing over a mutual and emotional subject. Even a debate sticks to 1 topic.