Do you agree or disagree with the following statement? If you need to discuss upsetting or controversial problems with others, Using e-mail/text messaging is better than using telephone/voice-messaging.
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When I need to talk about a problem that might be upsetting, I prefer to use e-mail or text messaging to express myself. I have three main reasons for this preference.
First, I am an extremely sensitive person. I tend to see every tiny expression and nonverbal behavior as embodying special meaning. Even a glimpse of something can bother me for a long time. When I must communicate about something upsetting or controversial, I like to use e-mails or text messages so that I am not bothered by people’s reactions. If I cannot see how others are responding, I can remain focused on the problem and stay in the best condition to solve it.
Moreover, using written forms of communication such as e-mail and text messaging to discuss upsetting things allows people to pour out feelings that they are too embarrassed to state directly. At one time, I had problems with a friend in senior high school. He had helped me with mathematics since we were freshmen. This became a problem when his girlfriend entered my class. In order to avoid his girlfriend misunderstanding our relationship, he stopped talking to me and broke off our tutoring. I fell into deep sorrow. I was aware that it was necessary to have a deep conversation with him; otherwise, I would lose a friend. However, the words in my heart were hard to speak directly to him. I wrote a three-page letter and told him everything I thought. The letter saved our friendship. After that experience, I understood that writing can help resolve upsetting and controversial situations.
Finally, writing down ideas and opinions can be the best way to avoid conflict and misunderstanding. When people talk about upsetting and controversial issues, they are easily excited and then easily become involved in arguments. Solving problems by exchanging opinions and ideas through written words can prevent conflict from happening. One of my neighbors once dropped a note to me saying that my bicycle shouldn’t be parked in front the driveway. The note was contained in a very lovely envelope, which was so sweet that I could not say no to his request, although it is a shared driveway and I have the right to park my bike there.
In conclusion, although we now live in a busy world where time is precious, it is better that we slow down and relax for a minute, think about what we are going say, try to write them down in words and then communicate the messages to others.
