Reading People

There are some people who take pride in being "good in reading people." I don't want to seem rude or negative about it, but honestly, I think it's something that one should not "brag" about as if it's a very good thing to be skillful at.

First of all, maybe it's just my way of thinking, but I don't take too much effort in trying to read people. I don't even want to try, even if one of the strengths people see in me is that I am very observant. Maybe it's because by nature I don't snoop into anyone's business? If I feel something, then I feel something. But it's not like I'll make an effort to try to read things.

Second, there is a danger of always trying to do so. I firmly believe that when you try to read people, it is not 100% objective. Why? because what you "read" is a mixture of what the person may be (or his/her mood, attitude, thinking, feeling, etc) and what you think the person is trying to show (probably based on what your sentiments are about that particular person). What you even think the person is manifesting can even be a projection of what you would be/do/act given you are in that same scenario.

So, no. Much as I am tagged as very observant, I refuse to even try to read people, unless I choose and decide to do so. A bit rare, only if I try to analyse scenarios. But really, more often than not, I take things as it is.