I saw part of a show today: Murder, She Wrote . A man comes down the balcony of her hotel room as she appears to be going to bed. He gestures for her to open and she lets him in. A part of a conversation went like this: Dennis Stanton: would you care to offer me a nightcap? Jessica: No, no. And even if I did, I wouldn't. Dennis Stanton: ...if people should knock, would you care to say I've been here for the last 30 minutes or so? Jessica: No, I would certainly not do that. I thought: This is a person who says no again and again with such authority and confidence and without an apology. She's not ashamed to say no or refuse a request. She didn't have to let them down easy or feel bad for saying no. You have the right to say "No", period. No ifs, ands or buts. In this case, she didn't know the man. She had only met him prior at an event and danced with him. Here he comes down her balcony asking for favors. And the thing is that he had the audacity to ...
Christian thinking out loud