Have You a Public Relations Policy? (Ps.133:1)

As we have to live with people, it pays to understand them and maintain a sweet relationship with them. In some cases this is quite easy and in others extremely difficult. So much seems to depend upon the attitude of other people; some are easy to talk to and their attractive personalities place no strain on human relationships. But not all people are like this.

There are many who are brusque and difficult, who seem to delight in making things awkward for those around them. These people, at some time or another, move into the orbit of our lives. If we attempt to solve this problem by ignoring it, we are by-passing, not solving, a complex problem. The probability is that we are missing the adventure of understanding a unique, if difficult, personality.

To come to grips constructively with the problems of human relationships we will require patience and sympathetic understanding; we will be content to keep our own counsel and let others talk, and even if what they say hurts, we will maintain our mastery of the situation by keeping calm. Under such conditions, as we listen, we will learn, and will discover that behind the brusqueness and apparent rudeness, there is a life longing for love and friendship. Once we see this, and can meet the need, we have discovered the art of releasing imprisoned personalities and turning potential enemies into friends.

Bro David Yelulani (Banket, Zimbabwe)