“Treat everyone with politeness and kindness, not because they are nice, but because you are.”
~ Roy T. Bennett
It's easy to be nice to the
nice.
Or, as the M.A.S.H. character, Frank Burns, put it, "It's nice to be nice to the nice."
But, being nice to the grumpy, the mean, the nasty, the sarcastic, the critical, the unkind...
well, that often takes extra effort, a conscious choice. And it's one well worth making.
For, as today's quote author Mr. Bennett also said:
“Attitude is a choice.
Happiness is a choice. Optimism is a choice. Kindness is a choice. Giving is a choice. Respect is a choice. Whatever choice you make makes you. Choose wisely.”
Remembering that most likely those with an unkind demeanor are those most in need of kindness, let's choose wisely to be kind...for our own good and the good of all.
Appreciating your
niceness,
Charlene
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