Part II of How Well Do You Treat Others?

Now that you’ve read Part I of this post, there is no going back. You have the knowledge. You know what needs to be done and how well you treat others has been brought into the light.

I realize that being unhappy yourself will play a significant role in your ability to treat others well but you’ll just need to try hard to be nice. That’s really all we need to do with each other, isn’t it, just be nice to one another. This may not be easy at first, most change isn’t. The initial aspects of change are usually the most difficult. We sometimes need to almost fake it as our new found behaviors do not seem sincere. If the change is good, as being nice to others is, then we know that although we are acting in a different and perhaps uncomfortable way, it is for the better. The changed thinking and behavior will become natural after time and as we continue to treat others better, we will be increasing our self-worth thereby increasing our happiness. At the beginning we’re in a catch 22 situation which is why changing is initially so hard. We need to be happy to treat others better but we need to treat others better to be happy.

Continue to be nicer to others even if they are not nice to you. Two wrongs do not make a right. You’ll find that walking away from a situation where someone wasn’t nice to you yet you kept your cool and composure and continued to be nice to them, will leave you with a feeling of self-respect. You’ll walk away from such a situation the happy winner.

You’ll notice that I use the words others or other beings as opposed to people in this post. This was intentional as people are only a small percentage of the beings that inhabit this planet. It is also important to treat animals, all animals not just our pets, with kindness and decency. Please keep that in mind the next time you see an animal in need or want to squash an innocent creature, including that ugly spider that you could catch and release outdoors instead of taking its life. I wish you peace and happiness.

Tags: Behavior, Compassion, Kindness