Today is my husband’s birthday. My daughter had been busy packing and decorating the gift box for him. She ended up to make a big cardboard box birthday gift for him. We celebrated with his favorite dish (beef steak and rice) and birthday cake. We shared quiet, peaceful, and happy time together. At his birthday of last year, we were still suffering from being unemployed and having uneasy days. I feel blessed everything has turned to be great this year.
When I met my husband for the first time, he was 16 years old. Those days he was still a child with pure heart. His outstanding personality was in his kindness and gentle demeanor.
After he joined the military, his original personality had been pushed away. He had spent eight years in the military. For those years, he was filled with anger almost every day. From my perspective, he was a completely different person from his original self. After he left from the military, he has regained his original personality back gradually, day by day, year by year. I love him being as his true himself.
I believe the environment can affect the person’s personality. The work place has especially strong influence.
I had once worked as an in-house translator for the water heater manufacturer. I had worked for them for two years. It was a very traditional Japanese styled company which had the strong concept of the domination of men over women. Whenever I did a great job, my supervisor stole the credit from me. Whenever my supervisor made some mistakes, he blamed me although I was nothing to do with it. Most experiences that I went through at the company were humiliating. And I knew, those days, I was full of anger. I was away from my true self. After I left the company, I started regaining my true self.
I think it can happen to everybody. It is important for all of us to stay being as our true self. If you feel you are under bad influence from your workplace, you might want to think seriously to leave the company. It is scary to leave from the old one, but once you let the old one go with courage, you might run into the best fitted workplace where you can stay being yourself.
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