Would you eat side by side with your enemy?
By r3jcorp
@r3jcorp (1382)
Philippines
November 11, 2011 3:32pm CST
In an office run by different people, it is only natural to have some disagreement. But it is not always simple one, sometimes it becomes complicated that the anger and the hatred will not be easy to fade. Since an office has a common eating area, would you eat side by side with your enemy?
This is a difficult one, stress could build up which will danger your digestion. Eating together during meal time means you are bonded with the person you are with. You are not only friends but a family. I have an eating buddy since the first day I step in to my current office and through the years we have helped each other, whether it is a financial or emotional problem. Since then, she became a mother to me in the office, guiding my way even to raising my children considering that she is still single at her age. The sad thing is she will retiring at the age of 65 in two years time. Maybe I would be left alone or maybe, I will left her alone before her retirement. I am hoping hard that I could leave immediately the office I am with. And in God's Hand, I know my prayer would be answer and I will miss my eating buddy!
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10 responses
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
12 Nov 11
For me yes if you forgave your enemy so that things would be better to your owned self so be good so that Jehovah God will guide your self.
@LittleMel (8742)
• Canada
12 Nov 11
depends on the person
some people are just taking their job too seriously they become unbearable at work
some people are truly backstabbers
the latter I would rather eat out in the snow than sit site by side in a warm room
if your belly aches when you eat side by side with them
then either you need to see a doctor, or their energy is harmful to you
in both cases, avoid them at any cost since this is hard to do at work, you will have to know how to protect yourself from this harmful energy they are exuding
let me know if you need to know this and meanwhile try your best to go out at break time and lunch time. maybe a walk at break time and then buy your lunch at local eatery so you can eat there instead of the office lunch room.
@mantis36 (4219)
• Philippines
12 Nov 11
the benefits if you have an existing enemy is:
1. You cannot eat that ease, the taste of the food is tasteless
2. If your enemy is your office mate then you cannot move easy, it is like feeling string attached, better to argue with your customer but to your office mate - never.
3. If your enemy is your office mate, you are aware every day or maybe you'll met again with your office mate enemy in a narrow way, sure you'll be getting sick if even when you sleep to take a rest because it bothers your mental feelings.
so, if you have no enemy, then you can feel health is wealth, and it is true.
@tamirs (1807)
• Philippines
12 Nov 11
I see no problem with that.
I sure can eat with my enemy around.
If she or he happens to be the one cooking the food i will eat then that's the problem..I wont have at least a bite..
But you know what??why not try to make the first move to make peace with her,
It will be a lot better eating without holding a grudge to anyone.. :-D
@Mashnn (4501)
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12 Nov 11
Sorry that your friend is leaving. I would advise you to try and think of another survival tactics that can work for you. This is simply because you need to accept that you can do without your friend. Try to face the fear you have about your workmates, be your self, do your things and let them know you are independent. If I were you, I wouldn't look for another job just because my friend is gone. What about if you move to another job and the same thing happens. Will you still move again? Think about how to survive in such situation instead of escaping it.
@microengineer (587)
• Indonesia
12 Nov 11
Oh.. depend on can he stop talking about works on meal time. If he stop talking about work, I will feel free to do that. When you eat, it is nicer to have light conversation. In that case, we do not need to be an enemy. We can continue war after our meal :D. It is okay and common to have enemy in our work life.
@Jhovarie (1168)
• Philippines
11 Nov 11
You know it is very hard to make peace with your enemy specially if you are very angry to him/her but since i study ISLAM i learned that if two people becomes enemy with each other and the first one who make peace with each other is more better in the eye of God.
@r3jcorp (1382)
• Philippines
11 Nov 11
Hi Jhovarie, welcome to mylot. Thanks for a great reminder. God favors those who humbles himself. I hope that I will have more of this trait that i will become closer to God. Sometimes, we only see our own self, how they hurt us and not how we hurt others. Its the ME, MYSelf attitude that we see ugliness in our surroundings.
@extremexo (22)
• Venezuela
12 Nov 11
Yes, i would, maybe because i'm too carefree to be stress by eating with my mortal enemy. Just be cool, and if you can heard some music with headphone while you are eating with that dude.
