Correcting Rudeness

Nobody wants to be corrected specially in front of others. Even if one knows that he is wrong, correcting him doesn’t make him happy. Some people are too proud to accept mistakes. And the word “Sorry,” seems too hard to spell out.

In public places, where you meet different types of people, you often experience rudeness and intentional mistakes. These behaviors are often meant to annoy people and make them mad and retaliate. If you keep quiet and ignore the wrong doings, the perpetrator would keep on doing it to others. As there are people who want to inflict rudeness to catch attention, so there are people who need to correct their unjustified actions.

Majority of people choose to keep quiet for fear that the person he corrected would be angry and would do him harm. But it is wrong not to correct someone in his misdemeanors. If you see someone doing what is wrong, approach him and tell him straight to the point that he is wrong. If he does not accept his wrongness, let him analyze what he has done and ask him what he thinks about it. If he doesn’t consider what he has done as wrong, point to the details and make him see his mistake.

Allowing rudeness and small mistakes to pass uncorrected will create bigger mistakes in the future. Once a man spat on my legs and just turned his back like nothing happened, I called his attention and showed him what he did. He just stared into my face with out talking. I learned that he could not understand what I was saying as he spoke another language. I pointed to my legs and made him see what he did. He bowed his head and murmured words I couldn’t understand. He may not have said the words I wanted to hear but by bowing his head, I know that he was sorry for what he did.

People would treat you rudely if you allow them to do as they want. Tell them that they need to respect you if they want your respect in return. Rudeness and unpleasant behaviors do happen in all corners of this world. With the mixture of all kinds of people everywhere around the world, rudeness of all kinds are often experienced even in a place where it is least expected.

There is no excuse when rudeness comes your way. If the person tells you he has a problem, tell him that everyone has a problem of his own and his rudeness is unjustified. Let him see clearly what mistake he has done and let him realize it in order to enlighten his mind and change for the better.