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It's just a COMPLIMENT...

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I remember when I was a teenager and someone said to me, "You are beautiful", guess what I did. I looked him in the eye, looked away and walked away. Well, technically, I couldn't walk away because he then said, "Stop there", and for some weird reason, I stopped and looked at him. He said, "When someone tells you, You are beautiful, courtesy demands you say, Thank you". I was shocked, so I said to him, "Thank you", and he replied, "You are welcome" and walked away. You may be wondering why I am sharing this, it is because I learnt a few lessons I would like to share with you. This remarkable event taught me the following: 1. It taught me how to react to compliments. Statements like: You are beautiful, You are cute, You have a nice build, are compliments and all it requires is a thank you, a smile, nod, or any reaction to acknowledge the speaker; and to be comfortable receiving compliments.  2. Not everyone is comfortable receiving c...