So I'm spending the start of this week filling out performance evaluations for my superiors. Hoo boy. When people who can fire you (and at very least make your life a misery) ask for honest opinions (anonymity guaranteed), it's a time to try the soul. If you've ever been burned on anonymous feedback that turned out to have mousetraps in the comments box, or had a friend ask for an honest opinion prior to going all psychiatrists' couch on you, you know what I mean. An honest opinion is a trust exercise, at the end of the day, and trust is earned, not requested. Not that I won't complete the exercise, but it does mean that every response must be carefully weighed, rendered neutral, and considered before submission. Did Hawaiians sweat like this every time they tossed some offering into the volcano? Gotta do it, gotta keep Pele happy, but you never know what's gonna set off the explosion, and heaven help you if you were the one in charge of the delivery that day...
Huh. Evidently early Hawaiians didn't toss people into volcanoes. Well, that's good to know.
1 comment:
I was wondering about that Hawaiian comment. Glad you checked.
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