You see while specializing in our different professions at university level, we are taught the importance of communication. Not only is it to relay information accurately, but also to express feelings, of empathy, sorrow, love etc. Now as much as the sender has to choose words carefully in the most appropriate of tones to avoid misunderstandings, the recipient like tilled earth has to be ready and willing.
It is however saddening that even the educated "creme de la creme" of our societies lack this important but simple skill, and at times the words and actions they communicate border on rudeness and outright ignorance.
If the war has taught us anything, it's that no condition is permanent, so if you are not a polite person, pretend while learning to be one, the last thing you would want is to face someone you were once unceremonious to. It is a small world after all, and a good gesture of appreciation and respect has been known to cement ties that have lasted for generations and generations.
We learn to communicate and find ourselves being more patient, less assumptive and less likely to judge based on per-concieved notions. Since communication is primal and a necessity, the least we can do is put an effort into expressing ourselves, and giving others the chance to do so as well.
EBlackanese just a #ConcernedJunubi
