The mind and conflict in speech

Maybe you have all experienced this:

You are in good mental shape, and you are listening to somebody, who is talking/writing about/responding to a certain problem.
However, you feel conflict in what they say.

Example:

[ul]
[li]Somebody is not answering a question (Has anybody returned this vacuumcleaner? “[I]This vacuumcleaner is the best, and the material is rocksolid polyester[/I]”)[/li][li]Somebody is having destructive thoughts, but try to rationalize it ("[I]I want to stop smoking but I just have to release some stress now and then, so I’m not really a smoker[/I]")[/li][li]Somebody did something wrong, but will not admit it and plays innocent/victim ("[I]I really dont see why you are upset, why don’t you understand that I’m going thru a hard time?[/I]")[/li][li]Somebody says they want A, but listening to their story they want B ("[I]I like X, its awesome[/I]" while many people see it as a necessity of their quest in ‘becoming rich’[/li][/ul]

These are some examples which take place in the business/personal/family-world everywhere, and are replayed again and again in typical TV soaps (there the entertainment is that YOU think YOU know everything, but the actors dont).
Anyways, I hope its clear: sometimes you think you have a better idea on the [B]real thoughts[/B] of somebody.
The funny thing is, when I was young I have dealt with situations when my parents knew I was not telling the truth, but I didn’t wanted to admit it, so in these cases they were right to tell me ‘you are not telling the truth’. I mean stealing cookies, and going thru this experience can be really beneficial for the future (The situation is so uncomfortable that you will not do it again).

Everybody develops their own ways of dealing with these situations. Depending on the person & situation, one can choose to ignore or confront.
You are you, and they are they, so till which degree will you say something about somebody’s mind (“Hey its not working properly there”) :slight_smile:

How do you deal with it?
Feel free to add your usual reactions to the examples above.

[B]Spectrum I see:[/B]

  • walk away a.s.a.p. from these kind of persons
  • first truth then love (tell immediately without any shame what you think)
  • first love then truth (try to hint somebody lightly about what you think)
  • ignore (just judge mentally)

(love is a confusing term, here is: trying to respect other people’s feelings)