About people and...
About people and question “why?”
Title might be a bit surprising for some readers, but I choosed it I would like to characterize, or describe maybe, or give a scope about the subject, although characteristic seems to be impossible...at least for the author. Differences between those three – characteristic, description or giving a scope on the subject is that characteristic can define resons of some actions [pre] and some consequences. It could be said, that it's quite precise determination of subject, whether it is action or situation. Precise as it is possible anyway. Giving a scope onto something is rather vague and attempt of giving scope onto someone is nearly impossible, maybe because we don't know the reasons or consequences of certain action or situation. Sometimes we can say, that “it has to be a reason for some action”, but we cannot say what it is exactly. Still, the whole point of the subject is beyond our grasp. Sometimes, even if we try very hard, we don't have anything to be the reason for our conclusions, or understanding in any other way. When it comes to desccription, it is similar to “giving a scope”, although we can deduce reasons for ourselves. For the sake of this text I am gonna use description and characteristic.
The main reason for writing this text is my own experience, though when I try to recall it were a series of experiences...many of them actually. But getting to the point: something what struck me is people reaction to question “why?”...Question itself seems to be harmless as it can be, yet some people get offended by it [by some miracle, must be]. Miracles or not, it is considered by some people as offensive, not to mention that in some other cases we could be pointed out as “to curious” [about feeling offended I'm not gonna even mention!]. Complete abstraction. One of many things that cought my attention is that some people take it as an attack on very basis of their humanity, the core of their own being itself. Strange as it can be [for some anyway], people ask “why?” to know something or to get to know someone, not to offend anyone. Imagine situation when there is a fiesty discussion between two, and suddenly one of them is saying “why?”....Oh my goodness...what an offence it is ! :) I agree, that in some cases, people are forced to use their brains in different way they used to, but it is still far from being offended. That is a fact ! Not to mention, that question is used mostly [if not only] to know the reason[s] or consequence[s]. In other cases one question “why?” leads to many other questions, which people might find intrusive or uncomfortable. One way or another question itself is harmless, and should be treated as such...and if someone don't feel like answering to that, should say “I am not gonna answer to this question” or something like that. No need to feel offended.
Maybe this whole reflection is about seeing people as able to communicate in normal, verbal way, but on the other hand....I think it is not this world we live in :) Imagine, what could happen, if people say what they really think and how they think, and people wouldn't expect from others to be “holy spirit”...we could be flying high, but it is not gonna happen very soon.
