I try not to deal with people's hostility, though I must if they have something I need from them, as the professors did at Columbia or my landlord did.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The most frequent complaint I hear from college students is that professors inject their leftist political comments into their courses even when they have nothing to do with the subject.
In college, I was always disappointed by lectures that covered social problems but failed to identify what I could do to change them. Part of the problem was that many professors simply didn't believe they had a role in converting awareness to action.
Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.
I have tried to maintain civil relationships with everyone I meet - and, even if I violently disagree with them, try to be respectful.
I have a very hard time with confrontation in my own life, and I end up being way too nice.
I'm a very sympathetic person, but that doesn't always come across in my work because I'm too busy being mad at everything.
Instead of being critical of people in authority over you and envious of their position, be happy you're not responsible for everything they have to do. Instead of piling on complaints, thank them for what they do. Overwhelm them with encouragement and appreciation!
I have often seen people uncivil by too much civility, and tiresome in their courtesy.
I don't avoid confrontation, people should know that.
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.