The Stereotyping of People based on First Impression
Posted on Friday, 2 September 2016
THE STEREOTYPING OF PEOPLE
BASED ON “FIRST IMPRESSION”
By Apolinario Villalobos
People have varied attitude and character,
with the negative ones most often surfacing when they react to harrowing
experience in the hands of others. Some people are just not patient enough to
stand the ordeal of being ridiculed and downtrodden….as they have no saintly
character. When they show unsavory reaction such as flaring up and to a point,
cuss, they are marked as “bad”. What is forgotten
is the word, “provocation”. Simply put, had these hyper and “Type A” people,
been not provoked, the flaring up or cussing, may have been avoided.
People who know about their being a “Type
A”, take extra care not to be provoked as even their physician gives them such
order. But for how long can their patience hold their senses together in a
situation where they are confronted with inconsiderate people that make their
blood pressure dangerously zoom up if they will not release the tension in the
form of anger? There are also people who become momentarily blinded with anger
resulting to a violent act on their part, or worst, their death due to heart
attack! The “take it easy” from compassionate friends is easier said than done.
Some people try their best to generate a
good “first impression” from others by showing their good side and many of them
are expert in this farce. Some of them are the “saintly” church-going regulars
who assume their true character upon reaching home. And, some still, who can
act out this travesty in the best hypocritical way are the “kind” politicians
who do all possible to land a post in the government as they go around kissing
sweaty checks, embracing tobacco-reeking old folks, and shaking grimy hands
when they campaign prior to election…but show their true color as they assume
their office. In this regard, people would not just believe when allegations
about their involvement in drug cases and ghost projects are exposed!
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