Being nice and
being close to someone, is there any difference between these two? Bunyi macam sama je kan. It is easier for a person to be nice to everybody,
but not everybody can be close to a person.
That is why we have to know the difference between being nice and being
close. This is important for doctors especially because professionalism comes
first before any emotional feeling, but that doesn’t mean we can treat our patients
like a mannequins.
Being nice is superficial, there is no emotional
attachment involves. Everybody can be nice to other
person, for example holding the door open for a person behind you, give up your
seat to a pregnant woman, a warm smile to your customers, treat people for
lunch or dinner, helping a friend, greet your friends and ask them “dah makan ke?” “buat apa semalam?” “banyak
nyamukkan sekarang?”, etc.
Being close to someone involves emotional attachment, kalau tak banyak pun, sikit
tetap ada. Being close is a step
further than being nice. You genuinely are interested to know about that
person, about his/her problem. When she cries, you will cry, when she’s happy,
you‘re going to feel happy for her too.
Being close is a
voluntarily decision. Being nice is not always a voluntarily decision, because for
some people it is just a culture. Depan-depan
cakap manis je, belakang-belakang macam-macam benda duk mengata. I’m not comparing
these two values telling which one is better, both are equally important in our
daily life. For me, being nice is like
showing our sympathy, while being close is more like empathy.
As an individual
we have to know where to draw the line. Some people, they can easily get too
attached to someone they hardly know. Then there are others, who are very
strict about professional etiquette, avoiding any emotional attachment and ends
up becoming a cold-hearted, uncaring person.
Khairul
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