a sweeper is a function in a trekking team, the last person to 'sweep' and accompany those who are desperately being the last people walking amongst the team. they should deal with those who are sick, naturally slow, in a state of weakness, or simply unlucky.
everybody hates being a sweeper. you need to be very diligent, sometimes have to be ready to take over their carrier if they're not strong enough to carry it anymore. you need to be very patient. you need to be fun, keeping the spirit of the people you're sweeping no matter however cranky you're on them. you need to be super supportive, and sometimes, when the circumstances turns disadvantageous, you shall be firm. it's so difficult to balance the firmness and kindness directed to those who already in total fatigue, being despair of finding the finish line, and want nothing but an end.
but let's pretend you're sweeping a stranger. a fun stranger. and you like him/her very much. and you're losing control of being firm and starts enjoying the flow. you put your heart, all your effort sincerely, to sweep him/her. that could be a big trouble because you put both of you in a dangerous risk of being far too late. yay, it won't be a problem if it's a city, but remember, it's jungle. and remember, you're just sweeping. by the time your mission accomplished, in other words, deliver the person safely out of the jungle, you'll be just... saying goodbye and he/she will just say thank you. and you'll feel slightly alone since your heart was still there.
and well, in daily life, sometimes you can find the analogy... and being trapped like that feels like 'Ouch!'
so, before sweeping, fence yourself well, ladies :)
everybody hates being a sweeper. you need to be very diligent, sometimes have to be ready to take over their carrier if they're not strong enough to carry it anymore. you need to be very patient. you need to be fun, keeping the spirit of the people you're sweeping no matter however cranky you're on them. you need to be super supportive, and sometimes, when the circumstances turns disadvantageous, you shall be firm. it's so difficult to balance the firmness and kindness directed to those who already in total fatigue, being despair of finding the finish line, and want nothing but an end.
but let's pretend you're sweeping a stranger. a fun stranger. and you like him/her very much. and you're losing control of being firm and starts enjoying the flow. you put your heart, all your effort sincerely, to sweep him/her. that could be a big trouble because you put both of you in a dangerous risk of being far too late. yay, it won't be a problem if it's a city, but remember, it's jungle. and remember, you're just sweeping. by the time your mission accomplished, in other words, deliver the person safely out of the jungle, you'll be just... saying goodbye and he/she will just say thank you. and you'll feel slightly alone since your heart was still there.
and well, in daily life, sometimes you can find the analogy... and being trapped like that feels like 'Ouch!'
so, before sweeping, fence yourself well, ladies :)
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