Words of Wisdom...

This is from a book titled Fraud, written by David Rakoff. Words of wisdom we can all use at some points in our lives…

“Sheila taught me a survival technique for getting through seemingly intolerable situations – boring lunches, stern lectures on attitude or time management, those necessary breakup conversations, and the like: maintaining eye contact, keep you face inscrutable and mask like, with the faintest hint of a smile. Keep this up as long as you possibly can, and just as you feel you are about to crack and take a letter opener and plunge it into someone’s neck, fold you hands in your lap, one nestled inside the other, like those of a supplicant in priory. Now, with the index finger of your inner hand, write on the palm of the other, very discreetly and undetectably, “I hate you. I hate you. I hate you…” over and over again as you pretend to listen. You will find that this brings a spontaneous look of interest and pleased engagement to you countenance. Continue and repeat as necessary.”