Crossing the Line

Crossing the Line

The demilitarized zone[DMZ] in the Korean Peninsula, that tenuous walls separating Israel from Palestine, those are the top powder kegs which may easily trigger even a third world war.  For the benefit of mankind, that dreaded third world war has not threaten to break out despite that very shaky truce between the Palestinians and Israel.  What could easily explain that success to date is because not one of the protagonists has attempted to be Crossing the Line.

Question is, should we be really Crossing the Line ?  No Senor, not under any circumstance at all.  Be it at work, in our relationships or even in business, there are invisible lines that cannot be crossed by any means.  But before we talk about proactive measures as regards Crossing the Line, let's rattle off outcomes and results that arose simply because at least one of the protagonists was Crossing the Line

Relationships got strained until bridges were burned.  Domestic households were in constant frictions.  And in the workplace, you would have witnessed an employee being sanctioned by HR or worst, an employee getting waylaid by the company and if it happens you are entrepreneur, imagine losing clients even as your business starts to bleed until it leads to the worst nightmare an entrepreneur will dread, and that's bankruptcy.  All these do happen because we're Crossing the Line

What are the ground rules then for us to be Crossing the Line ?  Not much really but enough to guide us though.  Have we wondered why different people react differently to the things you say or do ?  Maybe you told your parents a story that made them laugh but you found out later that that same story was upsetting when you shared it to your work colleagues.  Or maybe you posed a question to a couple of friends and one or two of them got offended ?  What could have caused some people to react differently compared to the rest ?

The solitary answer really has got something to do with "BOUNDARIES".  And if you are unabble to recognize the "BOUNDARIES" of a person, you can likely offend them and in the end, you'll be Crossing the Line.  Sometimes a person can tell you up front that you were Crossing the Line and at that point, you can immediately apologize. But what if you were unaware ?  This is were we need to expand, widen and deepen our perspective and understanding of everyone else, and that includes our family and even strangers.  Bottomline is let's avoid Crossing the Line 📌📌📌