I write sort of cryptically...

Current mood: contemplative

Or so I have heard it said. Maybe cryptically is not a very accurate description. I am not sure how to put the sentiment I received into words more specific to the message. This particular incarnation of my thoughts is brought about by my recent frustration with the communication breakdowns which seem to frequently occur with me, and my minor epiphany related to said occurrences.

Let me first start a little in front of my point.

I am as direct and honest a person as I can be. I try not to use deceit of any type. I know I am not fully aware of myself, and do not claim how I am sending messages to be anywhere near perfect, but I do try. Cutting out sarcasm is one of my primary goals in communication. Sarcasm - is never direct, usually makes light of something potentially serious, is always misleading to those who are not well-associated with the user of it, takes little commitment and less responsibility, is sometimes used to belittle others often without the victim realizing it, is often a cowardly form of communication, is used to establish false superiority, intellectually or otherwise. The list goes on and on. It is no wonder I am so opposed to this. My recent epiphany is somewhat related to this.

In communication there are always two parties. The party sending the message and the party receiving it. The responsibility for correct communication falls on both parties equally. The short explanation for this concept is simply that, the sender is responsible for what is expressed because it is that persons initiative to send the message, the receiver is responsible for validating the reception of it because of that persons initiative to receive the message. There is certainly much more which could be explored in both short answers, but that would, at this time, distract from the current message I am trying to convey.

I will paint the statement relative to my epiphany in a fairly simple equation. I send messages which are direct = I expect to receive messages which are direct. I know that not every person holds my standards of communication, idealism, and morality. I know that some people do not care to be understood. Naturally there are many factors which frustrate my comfort with this equation. I do not disregard those with a different view on this topic, I simply do not adhere to those views. I can not, in this context, live or conform to other peoples rules or lack thereof. If they want to make a statement, lacking the inclination to communicate efficiently, they have to live with the consequences of the potential confusion created by their poor choices of communication. I have to live with the consequences of the potential confusion created by my misunderstood choices of my communication. If somebody makes a statement to me, regardless of the way they have chosen to communicate in the past, I will, more often than not, take it as a direct statement. This means I try not to add or subtract anything from their statement. Anything implied, intentional or not, will be left out of my interpretation. I try to communicate using direct statements with any implications and I expect the same. As stated before I want to be direct, honest, and avoid all possible deceit.

I think I have given reasonably sufficient backbone to my line of thought on this subject. Obviously there is much more which could be discussed on this topic, it is a vast, complex area of concept and application. This, however, is where I must currently lay this topic to rest. I need to be off doing other things right now anyway.

Is it comedy?