Which one do you prefer..?

This is a world of balance. Untuk segala sesuatu selalu ada pasangannya, seperti pedang bermata dua.

Bahkan untuk sebuah berita yang bagi sebagian besar orang dianggap kabar baik, ternyata bisa bikin galau si yang bersangkutan. Karena itulah akhir-akhir ini aku punya kebiasaan nanya sama si yang bersangkutan pengen dikasih respon gimana.

Seperti beberapa waktu lalu, waktu ada teman dapat "kabar baik", tapi aku tahu itu mengharuskan dia berhadapan dengan perubahan drastis dan pilihan yang berat. Aku tanya ke dia, "which one do you prefer, a congratulatory or a ganbatte..?" Dan dia bilang, "both." So I gave him both.

Atau seperti waktu ada yang bilang, "some things aren't right but it was better than I expected". What could possibly be the best response for that? I didn't know. So I asked him, "which one do you prefer, a "good for you" or "hang in there"..? And he said he needed a "hang in there".. So I told him to hang in there..

Because I never really know what they're struggling with. I never really know what they're feeling. I'm not good in dealing with emotion. I'm not good with words either. And I definitely suck at giving consolation.

So I think.. The least I can do is trying not to give the wrong response.