I Think...

Letting people hear what they desire makes them most receptive of what you have to say.

Hmmm. Read this the other day. It perfectly describes human nature.

Ever had a conversation with your friend when he/she is so fed up and no matter what you say, it simply bounces off their skull? And no matter how you try to make them see some sense, it just doesn't work? And that they go on and on shooting down whatever you have to say, even when you and her KNOW that she's in the wrong? It's like L pisses S off, so S goes to talk and complain abt L to M. And at times M can see that S is simply being unreasonable but no matter how M talks to S, S doesn't get anything in. So S goes on raving until M finally says, "You know what? I think L's a complete prick too." Then, poof! All the anger of S seems to disappear and she calms down enuff for M to make her see that there's a possibility that she could be in the wrong too.

Just one sentence, that's all it takes to let S feels that someones understands her and sides with her. It pleases the anger within so much so that what you have to say later on actually gets thru. Everybody wants to feel strongly abt something and thirst to hear another's affirmation with regards to the same issue. The satisfaction of being "right" about something, only to have another reaffirming your feelings can be so satisfying.

So satisfying, we fail to recognise that it's self delusion.