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As a child, staying on the upper storey of my father's Kampong Kapor coffeeshop - I remember the charming way my mother would dress each table during Chinese New Year. First she would lay a brightly coloured vinyl sheet over each one, followed by a vase of plastic flowers, and a row of bottles of orange drink, either Green Spot or F&N. The final touch is a row of Green Spot drinking glasses - like these in the picture. As I grew a little older, Mother'd let me help out in this decor. Her advice about these glasses were, firstly, don't stack them together glass to glass - which will inevitably cause surface friction lock. Always put some paper between them. Secondly, if two glasses do lock, clinking them gently against a hard surface will loosen them. Later in life, I am feel that Mother's advice for the drinking glasses is also good for relationships. Like glass against glass, as people who are too close together, too familiar with each other - friction-lock can occur. Always allow a buffer of love to soften and to prevent deadlocks. It only takes a simple piece of love-paper in between. It doesn't cost much to dispense a smile. And - all it takes is a gentle clinking of empathy and cutting slack to help release teeth set on edge. Frankly, I'm still learning all the time - but I'm willing to try.

Article migrated from original My Story Portal 2007.
Author. Aredialwise