Why Third Impressions Matter
It is just another normal day and you are doing
what you are doing every morning, having a coffee and walking your
dog. While walking your dog in the park near your home, you get
closer to another person and his dog. You see him with your back
turned towards you leaning towards a tree in front of him. And you
wonder... what is he doing there?
It only takes a few seconds for you to notice
that he is peeing on that tree in the middle of the day in a park in
a large city. First thought that comes to mind is: he must be a
drunk. Too much beer so he cant hold it until he gets home. Then you
look at his dog and you wonder if he wishes he was a dog, too, and he
therefore pees on trees.
As you approach, he notices you. Took him long
enough. He zips his pants quickly and walks over to a spot on the
grass. He spreads out all the tissues in his pockets on the glass.
Second thought that comes to mind is: He is really really wasted.
Then you realize that he didn’t spread the tissues out because he
had gone nuts from the booze. He was trying to pick up his dogs
business.
You sit down on the bench in the park in quite
some distance. He picks up his dogs business and carries the smelly
stuff past you with a huge smile, all proud he cleaned up. His look
was like he was saying: I may be peeing on trees, but I am a clean
one. Yeah, right... Funny to see how people react when they realize
what kind of an impression they give to others.
I didn’t say a word to him about anything. He
acted it all out by himself to give a good impression. But you see,
the first time I had seen him he looked like an okay guy. The second
time I had seen him in the park he seemed like a normal person.
Today, on the third time I saw him, I will remember him peeing
against a tree and smiling about smelly dog poo. The first and second
impressions I had got completely substituted by today’s events. And
this is why third impressions matter.
Post-Author: Dange Corral
Posted in: Creative,Real Life Story
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