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what is said vs what is heard
Thursday, November 24th, 2011 02:56 pmInteresting.
A person on the radio just said something... thanking her God on this Thanksgiving day. If she had only said that, I wouldn't have shared her sentiments (as I'm agnostic), but I wouldn't have been offended by it, as everyone is entitled to their own beliefs. But she prefixed it by "Now, if this offends you, then there is something wrong with you." Somehow, that part felt offensive... it emotionally translated to "if you don't share my beliefs, there is something wrong with you."
A person on the radio just said something... thanking her God on this Thanksgiving day. If she had only said that, I wouldn't have shared her sentiments (as I'm agnostic), but I wouldn't have been offended by it, as everyone is entitled to their own beliefs. But she prefixed it by "Now, if this offends you, then there is something wrong with you." Somehow, that part felt offensive... it emotionally translated to "if you don't share my beliefs, there is something wrong with you."