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In the context of life’s brevity,\u00a0last words<\/span><\/i> do take a different meaning. Often, the words are brief because there is no energy for a full conversation. \u201c<\/span>Mama<\/span><\/i>\u201d is one of the most common last words that people speak\u00a0( no surprises there).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Some people’s last utterances are curse words. Others may mumble a word that holds significance to them \u2013 but it may mean nothing to their families \u2013 for their final words.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Contrarian as it may sound, but\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span><\/i>n apology is a good way to have the last word<\/span><\/i>. And set the foundation for the connection, communication and conversation to move forward.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n You can’t win them all, you can’t please them all nor can you convince them all. So, if the person on the other end is not singing from your hymn sheet, or doesn’t agree with you, smile, nod and move onto more important things. A simple strategy that will save you so many headaches:\u00a0don’t care about winning trivial arguments.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Weak people take\u00a0revenge<\/span><\/i>. Strong people\u00a0forgive<\/span><\/i>. Intelligent people\u00a0ignore. <\/span><\/i>Life is short. Learning to not care about having the last word will save you so much time.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Your chances of being heard and understood grows exponentially when you adopt the disciplined practice to listen<\/span><\/i>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n My last words before I conclude this post would be:-<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ”\u00a0Never try to have the last word. You might get it<\/i><\/span>\u00a0” –\u00a0Robert Heinlein<\/b><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n ‘\u00a0Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough‘ \u2013 Karl Marx\u00a0 That is a telling narrative on our compulsive need to play the power dynamics game. Of having the\u00a0last word. Accumulating brownie points. In the context of life’s brevity,\u00a0last words do take a different meaning. Often, the words are brief because … Continue reading “Trapped in a World of Having The Last Word?”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1461,1982,1981,1984,1983],"class_list":["post-964","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-apology","tag-karl-marx","tag-last-word","tag-listen","tag-robert-heinlein"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.sureshdinakaran.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Shut-Up.jpeg\")
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