"Bring them into the tent."
"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer."
This way of thinking was interesting for me because if there is a person who we do not like, it is more common to have an avoiding reaction to him/her.
However, it might be easier to watch out him/her behavior if we could do this idea.
Moreover, there will be a possibility to know good aspects of him/her.
It is a chance for us to kill two birds with one stone:D
We cannot avoid to contact with people who we do not like because we join some sort of groups.
We cannot completely have a peaceful relationships.
We sometimes have a conflict of opinions.
However, I became to think not just to avoid them but also try to know about them.
Another example of this is Bill Clinton, a US former president. It is said that when he entered a room, he always focused on the person most in opposition to him in order to "win over" the opposing person.
返信削除The natural thing, as you say, is to avoid. But connecting and winning over the person will bring about much more positive results.
Ken
Thank you for giving an example.
返信削除I think keeping the person who I do not like close is difficult.
Therefore, I would like to always keep this skill in my mind to have a good relationship.
Rikako