Spread the Love Around

Henry David Thoreau once said, "The finest qualities of our nature, like the bloom on fruits, can be preserved only by the most delicate handling. Yet we do not treat ourselves nor one another thus tenderly."

This is so true! So, why are people so hateful towards each other? There is no reason for anyone to make fun of or be unpleasant to anyone else. When someone makes someone else the butt of a joke, people excuse it by saying, "They're just doing it to make themselves feel better." However, it doesn't make you feel better -- every time you speak hatefully about or to someone the bad feelings multiply, spreading inwards to your soul and outwards affecting (or infecting) others around you.

Live and let live, I say! Everyone is different and that is what makes the world so wonderful. No one is better than anyone else, so no one has the right to look down on others. Just because you don't agree with something, doesn't make it wrong, it just means you have a different opinion. Your own personal experiences shape the way you think about things -- the same for everyone else. No one has the same experiences in life; as a result, people will have different opinions, but that doesn't make anyone's more valid than anyone else's.

Just be pleasant and have a positive attitude. Be considerate of people, all people, in your daily life. Being rude spreads bad feelings like wildfire and there is no reason for it. When you are rude to the teller at the bank, it ruins her day and she will then be unpleasant to the next customer in line, who will then be rude to the next person he sees. Why not smile at people, hold the door for someone, say "Thank you!" or compliment someone. It doesn't take any effort at all and it makes you feel good in your heart. And, just like bad feelings, goodness spreads like wildfire too.

There is enough hate and conflict in the world at large, let's spread some goodness where we are. There's no reason not to!