Oklahoma Howdy to All,
Well, I guess that I would be the kind of person who would embarrass some of you. If I truly enjoy or appreciate the effort of someone, I try to make an effort to tell that person. On the other side of the issue, I rarely say anything if I thought the person did a horrible job with something.
The examples I'm thinking about would include the sermon of my pastor, a solo or special song, a Bible study, art, crafts, and just about anything that requires a great deal of effort to do something well.
This conversation raises some very interesting questions. I'll use a simple example. If my wife spends a great deal of time preparing delicious food and nobody ever tells her that it was good, what will she think? Will she think the food was awful and she wasted her time? I can tell you that I would get a TV dinner and get to push the buttons on the microwave myself.
Y'all have me confused now. When I was a child, my parents taught me to keep my mouth shut if I didn't have something nice to say to someone. Now, you're telling me to keep my mouth shut when I have real appreciation for something. Doesn't everyone have a need to feel appreciated and encouraged from time to time?
Signed...........I love my wife's cooking and hate TV dinners.
Tom
