The Paul's done it again!
There’s something quite puzzling about the concept of reputation.
Some people want a reputation and get one. Some people don’t mind about a reputation and get one. And then some people don’t want a reputation and then they normally get a neutral one.
The snag is; they’re always there. Misconceptions about people are perhaps the biggest problem large groups of people face. If it’s a sizeable group, then no one can know everyone else and understand the way they work so misconceptions appear; which then turn into rumour and which eventually turn into misguided “fact”.
If people think it’s right and true though, then surely big problems appear. People begin to get judged by rumour and misconception rather than who they really are and what they’re really like. But surely this is completely flawed! How can you be certain of your own opinion? Your own thoughts may be the one thing you can be the most sure about in this life – because even if life itself is imaginary, your thoughts are your own and are real, it’s just they’re about an imaginary world.
This can easily be described as a complete load! If you don’t know someone, how can you judge them using someone else’s opinion? And even if you’re experiencing it first hand from the person under scrutiny, how can you be sure it’s true? How can you be sure about what you’re seeing? Why can’t that be the way that they are? Why does it have to be classed as something they are in a certain situation? Just because it’s a side of them you’ve never seen before doesn’t mean that you can put it down to the one thing that’s visibly changed. Surely you’ve got to test your theory out a few more times before jumping to an ill-advised conclusion? Surely…?
Surely……..?
posted by Paul @ 10:53 PM
5 Comments:
yes, well, people are quite irrational like that. Much to my chagrin.
whatve you done now paul? another sheep?
it's all well and good talking about common misconceptions and i hail the logic there if at times it was a little hard to follow, but the major gaping hole in that whole piece was titling it "Pauls done it again" and not telling us just what you've done.
Good eh? It was written whilst under the influence of general aggression and whilst sleepy.
It's a hard one to say and an even worse one to come to terms with really. It starts pretty badly, but I'm not sure about the end, I don't see it as being too bad myself, but others beg to differ...
In short, I got a little drunk one evening. Seemed relatively fair, really and I started hugging people. Only slightly more than at my sober height, I must say. But because people had never seen this element of me before and this was their first sight of me hugging everyone they just pinned it down to drunkenness. Which I don't see as fair. As such, I'm suffering from a couple of well placed, but mildly sly comments at my own expense (And at my own doing, it must be admitted) but I find the initial misconceptions ridiculous to come to terms with, despite the situation.
Safe to say people, I haven't found a sheep whilst I've been down here, and adding to that, I haven't ruined anything with anybody either (well, yet) so the relationship drought continues....
Oh I wouldn't let that bother you. The guy who likes to hug people is the one we've all come to know and love! Don't change that side of you for the sake of a few raised eyebrows. See if you lived up North...kidding!
Sheep? we have an inflatable sheep living in our flat, honestly, and he spent the whole night on the toilet. I think he must have been on the gaseous stuff for dinner!
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