Most Discouraging Words You've Ever Heard?

@abrakadabra • Oct 22, 2024

Oct 22, 2024

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Taking cue from this thread : #-Link-Snipped-# I thought we can have one for the opposite too.
Words sometimes hurt more than actions. Share the words that have discouraged you and we can each try never to use them. 👀

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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Aug 7, 2012

None. I just don't let anyone discourage me. 😉
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Ramani Aswath

@ramani-VR4O43 • Aug 8, 2012

1956. Beginning of anti brahmin movement in the then Madras State.
Occasion: Interview (No common entrance exams then) for selection to engineering colleges of Madras University. Chairman Appadurai Mudaliar to me:'You are a Brahmin and have very good marks in English. Study economics'. No technical questions. My science grades not considered.
Joined Andhra University.
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Anil Jain

@CrazyBoy • Aug 8, 2012

bioramani
1956. Beginning of anti brahmin movement in the then Madras State.
Occasion: Interview (No common entrance exams then) for selection to engineering colleges of Madras University. Chairman Appadurai Mudaliar to me:'You are a Brahmin and have very good marks in English. Study economics'. No technical questions. My science grades not considered.
Joined Andhra University.
That's BAD !
#-Link-Snipped-# Sire, just a question, do you feel that things has changed over a period of time in next 56 years?

-CB

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Ramani Aswath

@ramani-VR4O43 • Aug 8, 2012

crazyboy
That's BAD !
#-Link-Snipped-# Sire, just a question, do you feel that things has changed over a period of time in next 56 years?-CB
At least merit does gets its due to some extent with the entrance tests, not with standing reservations on various grounds

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durga ch

@durga-TpX3gO • Aug 8, 2012

If you can't do it, don't do it 😨
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Ankita Katdare

@abrakadabra • Aug 8, 2012

Heard someone say this yesterday, "It wasn't your fault; you did the best you could."
Sounds like one person consoling other, but it stops the other person from going for another try and aiming for better.
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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Aug 8, 2012

Ok, just thought of discouraging words I heard someone say -

"That's how life is 👎 "
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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Aug 8, 2012

The classic -

"This too shall pass".

😔
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Abhishek Rawal

@abhishek-fg9tRh • Aug 9, 2012

Once a girl told me, "no matter how hard you work, you can't achieve anything more than what's written in your FATE". 👎
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silverscorpion

@silverscorpion-iJKtdQ • Aug 9, 2012

The_Big_K
The classic -

"This too shall pass".

😔
I thought that was supposed to be encouraging!! 😒
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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Aug 9, 2012

silverscorpion
I thought that was supposed to be encouraging!! 😒
Well, the thing is words are just words. When we are down, those words can surely encourage. But listen to those words when you're happy and excited - and you're brought down to the hard reality. 😁
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Anoop Kumar

@anoop-kumar-GDGRCn • Aug 9, 2012

You can't do this
(I have post this in #-Link-Snipped-#? too. It depends on our attitude after hearing this.) ☕

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silverscorpion

@silverscorpion-iJKtdQ • Aug 9, 2012

The_Big_K
Well, the thing is words are just words. When we are down, those words can surely encourage. But listen to those words when you're happy and excited - and you're brought down to the hard reality. 😁
Exactly.. This should ideally teach us to be grounded, and not get too depressed when we're down or too excited when everything is going well..
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Kaustubh Katdare

@thebigk • Aug 9, 2012

silverscorpion
Exactly.. This should ideally teach us to be grounded, and not get too depressed when we're down or too excited when everything is going well..
Come on, when I'm enjoying - I don't want to be told about the 'reality' and take away the happiness from the moments I'm supposed to be enjoying.
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