misunderstood

i think if you know me, if you understand what i stand for, if you look at what i believe in, you will know what i am tryin to do, what i always set out to do.

i think i often find myself being misunderstood.

and i hate being misunderstood.

but of course, people aren't obliged to understand me.

anyway i think this frequently happens: we form an impression of someone(usually negative), based on perhaps one act. and then subsequent similar acts would be pounced upon by us to reinforce our initial impression, regardless of what other things he does, which usually can prove that the very first act was an anomaly, or simply inconclusive.

we all like to be proven right. and in our haste to do so, we somehow ignore facts, and play up only the supporting evidence.

which isn't all that bad, when you are tryin to sell something, trying to argue for something, trying to seal a deal, etc.

this variant of the self-fulfilling prophecy can be quite negative though. because it leads to misunderstanding. and you aren't really giving that person a fair chance.

but of course, some people really prove themselves to be everything you say they are.

with regards to that, what can i say?