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--by Gyrocloudy, posted Apr 24, 2015

Sorry for this long post, but it's a wonderful teaching lesson for me.

Sometimes it's hard to be kind, like fighting against a road full of traps, spikes, holes and zombies.

Here's a story about how I'm learning to use the "A. I. Tolerance" technique.

I used to deal with negative people with same negative effects, like reflecting their behaviour to mirror them and give them a lesson. If a person treated me with respect, I gave back the same. If a person showed me anger, I gave back the same. And, that was not helping at all, I ended with more anger and negativity.

One day a friend of mine told me about the Artificial Intelligence Tolerance Mode. What? I asked. Then he explained it to me:

"It's like not taking it personal. For example, let's suppose you go shopping and the cashier doesn't smile, he speaks loudly, demands you to be fast with money or credit card signatures and he even isn't thankful or never greets anyone. You have two options: to be infected with that mood and complain about that all day OR emulating an Artficial Intelligence".

"That is, you won't be offended because that doesn't exist in your programming, you will find the whole process of shopping enjoyable because in the end you did it. Use a flow chart, hide your emotions and focus on the process".

Hey! But I'm not a robot. I have feelings, you know (I answered).

"Exactly. Because of that I said: emulate. Maybe you will discover that if you smile enough against all bad conditions the cashier won't understand and you could pierce their negative shell and reach a smile hidden. Those people have a happy self inside waiting to be rescued".

That's not easy! (I replied). How can I treat someone with positive feelings when I am only receiving garbage and failures?

"Because you grab those items and transform them completely. The A. I. Tolerance Mode it's only a model or a guide. It's like having superpowers of not being offended".

That's hard.

"Let's suppose someone tells me that I'm stupid. Usually I would feel offended and start to feel anger. Now I apply the A. I. Tolerande Mode. So, with all of my peace and serenity and neutral tone of voice I say: "Irrelevant, your comment has nule effects on me, please go an evaluate your integrity".

Oh, I kind of get it. But didn't you feel the bad words like burning inside your head?

"Not anymore. Because I have my shields. Have you ever watched Star Trek? Analyze captain Spock. Don't let your feeling override the situation".

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Sorry for the long post, but I'm trying to understand how to apply this technique correctly, maybe it would work for the sake of my own happiness and then vaccinate others. :)



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  • Posted by Gyrocloudy
  • Apr 24, 2015
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