tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226154550007150391.post2754922546690140345..comments2024-02-26T08:34:01.953+00:00Comments on Embracing Conflict: 25p? I'll give you 20! Conventions controlling our conduct.Neilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01235153372051740728noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1226154550007150391.post-60294872069558948012008-03-07T11:03:00.000+00:002008-03-07T11:03:00.000+00:00I had a fascinating experience in a shop once when...I had a fascinating experience in a shop once when I was buying a crystal. The shop assistant told me the price, and then I gave her money for double the price. She wanted to give me the change, and I said that I would like to give the double price. She said, 'but that' not the price!'. I said, 'That's okay, I think your shop is wonderful, and I want to give you something in recognition of that.' She said, 'but the crystal in worth that much!' I said, 'it is to me!' She was very unsettled, and tried to find her manager who had popped out of the shop. I then said, 'how about you accept this a little piece of abundance, a gift from the universe?' And only then did she accept the money.<BR/><BR/>There was a Chicago sociologist who suggested to his students to test unspoken cultural rules, by for example, going on a tram and handing the conductor the fare on the back of their hands, and then watching people's reactions. These were called Garfinkel experiments, after the sociologist. I think it's fun to do 'Garfinkel' acts that can enrich others' lives!<BR/><BR/>Alexander<BR/>www.authenticvoice.co.ukAlexander Masseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01520700486908057390noreply@blogger.com