In this clip from ‘Seven Pounds,’ Will Smith is trying to figure out whether or not Ezra Turner is truly a good person, so he calls him up and purposefully says the rudest things he can think of to see what Ezra will say back. I think the way that Ezra responds typifies what the savior was trying to teach when he said “Blessed are the meek.” So, whether or not the movie is ethical, I think the principle of how you should respond to people holds true.
If you are polite to people while you are doing door to door sales, then there are a lot of people who are polite to you … and there are a lot of people who aren’t that polite, and every once in a while you run into someone who is so angry that you had the audacity to ring his doorbell and will say whatever he can to try and make you angry.
After a while you learn that the best way to deal with those type of people is just to be humble and apologize. Anything else will just bring you down to their level. You can’t help what they say to you, but you can control what you say back to them.
Do not ye yet understand, that whatsoever entereth in at the mouth goeth into the belly, and is cast out into the draught? But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. (Matt 15:17-18)
Parles - That is so true. There is an old saying: "He that angers you conquers you." So many times I have turned a situation to my favor by not losing my cool and staying in control. I think of Abinadi in chains before King Noah. King Noah wasn't in control of that situation, Abinadi was. He had the moral superiority and every one else in the room knew it. When we become angered that edge vanishes and we lose our advantage.
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That's a great point. Sometimes its hard to be nice back, but it is always the best. one time this one guy ordering at zupas started yelling at me for no reason. My first response was to laugh, but I was polite (i think)
ReplyDeleteI finally watched the clip and liked it. It's interesting that tension can only build if both people are getting emotionally involved. If you stay calm, then no matter how mad a person is, after a while they can't really stay mad anymore, even if they want to. Good work doing sales Parley!
ReplyDeleteWow...that's a pretty intense scene. Is the whole movie good or bad?
ReplyDeleteThat's true E., unless you're up against an over-tired 3 year old!
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