Quid Pro Quo In Life

 

QUID PRO QUO seems to be one of the most boring topics to talk about.  Firstly, anything that sounds like Latin seems to be coming from the deepest labyrinths of those medieval castles and churches.  Instead, WHAT seems to befuddle me is the popularity of this age-old phrase as it continues to resonate NOT just in legal documents BUT even in tons of laymen's discussions [and it's my fav phrase too]📘📙📗

Simply put, QUID PRO QUO means 'something for something'.  And frankly, even if every Tom, Dick and Harry is NOT aware of that phrase, that DOESN'T mean that QUID PRO QUO is NOT happening at all.  In fact, every single day from the time you wake up till you hit the sack, you OR myself would have been likely directly involved in a QUID PRO QUO thing in one way OR another.  LIKE there's no home cooked dish and you agree with your spouse/partner that you'll order a food delivery from Uber/Grab💚💛💜

In summary, many times the QUID PRO QUO practice is happening many times during negotiations before a contract is inked but in tons of informal interactions, QUID PRO QUO could happen WHEN you go to the open market for fresh fruits and you start to haggle until eventually, both vendor and buyer would agree for that 'something for something' stuff✅✅✅

Heard of lawyers who offer their pro bono services for indigent clients?  And the client would be creative enough to find ways to reciprocate back to the well-meaning lawyer probably by offering fresh produce harvests or anything their measly sum of monies they can afford.  OR it could at the workplace WHERE one is at loggerheads with a colleague BUT since they belong to the same team, the boss will intervene and find a QUID PRO QUO if only to ensure that operations and deliverables at work are NOT compromised, all thanks to QUID PRO QUO❌❌❌

Our takeaway:  QUID PRO QUO is one of those best practices WHICH can be leveraged either in good faith OR [knock on wood], in bad faith.  And we pray that this thread discourages everyone from leveraging on the QUID PRO QUO practice with the ill intentions.  Instead, let us reap the benefits of practising QUID PRO QUO where predefined formulae or scripts are either NOT applicable OR simply realistic.  Oh yes, within close relationships either within families or your close and trusted coterie of friends, QUID PRO QUO will definitely be one of the hallmarks of such relationships.  If you're an enterprising businessman, we encourage you to practice QUID PRO QUO NOT at the expense of the hapless and helpless consumer OR customers WHO may end up on the receiving end.  And even in geopolitics, let us fervently pray that warring forces in global and regional conflicts will find the most palatable formulae via QUID PRO QUO 😌😌😌