Thoughts to Build On

Chapter 13

In All Fairness ...

In all fairness... everyone should be alerted
to an innocent-sounding word which can be used to rub
a raw emotional nerve-with devastating effect.

Some time ago, I watched and listened to a
political debate on television. This debate was followed by
an hour radio program, during which the public was invited
to telephone its comments on the debate. The telephone
comments were broadcast directly so that all listeners could
hear not only the spoken words, but the revealing tones
of voice.

Anything I may have learned about the political
issues debated was completely overshadowed by the reve-
lation of an important aspect of human nature as disclosed
by those telephone calls. Since you will be dealing with
this same human nature all of your life, the following
observations may serve as a reminder of a valuable lesson
I'm sure you already know but which warrants reviewing.