2002 / march / 18
Forget Fake Friendliness!
I'm at home, having an allergy attack (most likely from exhausting myself the past fwe
weekends) - in bed with my laptop, reading blogs. Lots of them. Having camomille tea,
listen to the wind, and to the radio.
Interesting discussion over at kuro5hin on common sense & common decensy, in short, the way
people treat eachother not as people. Discussion is quite whiny but there are some highlights.
And this posting is so spot on:
it is human nature to take things for granted, and even the loftiest notions eventually come to be used in vain. And, I think that is the essence of the problem -- if we all just take a little time to think about what we say, things might improve.
For example, when you say "Good morning" to someone as you leave your home, mean it. Think about the words for a second -- if you're having a good morning, pass that feeling on. If the morning doesn't feel good... well, either don't say it, or say it with a sincere wish that their morning will go better than yours is.
I would call this lack of honesty, which I've come to
realise means an awful lot to me. Be real. Be straight. And if you get treated
unfair, don't bounce it back. Try to think before you act: will this action increase
the total amount of love on this planet or decrease it? That's the one rule I am
trying to live my life with.
(I'm not holy by any means. In fact I know a few people who live
their life like that without making such a fuss about it, it just in their nature.
That I have to remind myself all the time is precisely because I have trouble
with it.)
To round it of - forget fake friendlines! Then, as a next step, don't take that
as an excuse for being a rude bastard.
