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Real praise, the sincere compliment, is probably the most useful social tool
all. It is the valued coin of our conversation. Yet today, it is in danger of OSS
its brightness. For, it is greatly misused and not properly exchanged.
What is a true compliment? It is one that benefits both the giver and the -
receiver. Once a painter and his young assistant were painting our house; the
old man was wearing shiny new shoes. As the man started skilfully painting,
my father-in-law and said to the boy, "Son, when you can show up on the job
to paint a house, wearing new shoes, you will be the master of your trade. The
painter smiled and did the best job.
We all like to have our sense of personal work built up or pointed out. And
when one expert adds to another's sense of dignity and speaks favourably of his
skill, he is offering a compliment of the highest and rarest kind.
A compliment differs from flattery in that it is objective and given without
thought of gain. Flattery is merely lip service or excessive praise given for
motives other than expressed.
The greatest efforts of the human race have always resulted from a love of
praise. This should be inspired in childhood. The wise parent makes it a point
to compliment a child who deserves it. A woman I know has a 12-yearold son
who considers washing dishes for his mother a great honour. One night, while
washing a large dish, it slipped and crashed on the floor. Then his mother said;
"You know, Robert, of all the times you have washed the dishes for me; this is
the first time you dropped one." Anxiety left the boy's face and he smiled. As
one psychologist advises, "Praise virtue and you will find few vices to
criticize."
There is an art in this giving of compliments. Thus the good compliment is
always to the point and timing is important. Don't wait too long to tell a person
what a good talk he gave or how well he cut your grass. But don't do it
immediately when he is expecting it cither. Wait. Then when he thinks, you
may have forgotten, pass the praise.
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