After a nice day’s rest I’m back with this make you think topic.. Do you often find yourself hating to have conversations with your partner, your family or your friends? Is that reason because they don’t know how to talk to you and have a civilized conversation? One of the hardest tasks it seems to be for people to do is talk to each other with respect. Whether your talking about something serious, or having a discussion about sports, current events, politics or heaven forbid your favorite anything.

There seems to be a large number of people who have a communication issue. They seem to think that in a conversation or debate that there is one right and wrong answer or person at all times. When we forget that the purpose of a conversation is to engage and let someone know your thoughts and to share your insight and not to feel like you are the most intellectual or you are the only one who’s opinion can be right then I feel like conversation is irrelevant and needs not to happen.

Now don’t get me wrong I love a person who has an opinion and stands behind what they believe it, it makes for a very fun and spirited conversation, but in no way will I ever appreciate someone who feels like because they don’t have their opinion coddled and supported they want to attack or dismiss someone as being inept, weak, or incapable of having a real debate or discussion. I challenge people to stop thinking of everything as a challenge and start looking at things as an opportunity to share 

And let me just say for the record that just because you’re older doesn’t mean you’re wiser or know more. Because at times the person who has the most age is the most immature person in the discussion. I think once you start to feeling yourself too much and feeling like you are high and mighty, remember that the oldest person walking can still be taught something new. I think it is so awful to see a person who should be able to be the most approachable person turn out to be the worst person you could have ever talked to. And my final point is, if you don’t have any type of positive input to add to a conversation, keep your comments to yourself. 

No one likes having a conversation with someone who will only bring the negatives to light and not positives to the situation, it makes you look like a weak individual. So ask yourself, are you able to hold a conversation?