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i have four

i'm listening 

and for those four questions you need to give me four answers

he smirked   hit me

by now all eyes are on them, but theirs are fixed on each other only.

on your project presentation, you gave an overview of a security risk system operation that can minimize financial loss of businesses at the same time gaining trust from clients.

i did

that's not my question so your answer does not count

i just acknowledged your statement. that does not count.

good... that's contradictory, because how can you make a client believe that using a product and service preventing them from doing something they want will benefit them let alone gaining their patronage

trust. he quickly said with assertive tone but a softened expression directed to her, then he continued do you drive, prof. mendoza?

yes.

great. so you're very much familiar with stoplights.

of course

three lights. green for go, orange you slow down and red, you stop. when you see the red light you step on to your brakes, you make a full stop. why do you think so?

because literally, that's what red means.

exactly. but the rationale behind it.

why do you need a rationale when it's just plain and simple rule?

because wit us not understanding the rationale behind things defeats the real purpose of its creation

so why does it have to be hidden?

it's actually on plain sight, if we just all look closely. minsan kasi yung gusto nating makita dun lang din tayo nakatingin.

enlighten us

do you know what happens when you beat the red light?

you get a ticket

everyone laughed. but the two remained unbaffled by each other's stand.

i'll take that. what else?

you might get into an accident.

now we're talking. that red light is not preventing you from driving or going to your destination but it's asking you to take a break or pause so you can prevent yourself and the others from getting hurt. because getting hurt is painful. 

that statement sent a dagger directly to her heart.

did i answer your question professor?

indeed.

so we go to number two?

most of the witness are now giggling, others in front started taking video clips, some made livestreams. but the two were stucked at their own mental debate. they threw words as punches to prove their own point. as if no one else were in the room... like they have their own world...

so what analogy would you present if your client thinks of it as a hurdle for what they want.

then you offer them other products he snickered, 'makukuha kita dito maine' he thought