I've tried really hard to live by the Golden Rule. To me, it is what my heart and soul tell me to do. While I am far from perfect and I do have my days where it's harder than others to play nice, (and this is where doing my best comes in ), I do the best I can do under the circumstances.

One thing I have noticed......no matter how bad someone else's day has been, no matter how cranky and miserable they may be, when I can afford someone a smile and a brief moment of appreciation to them, if nothing else, it gives them a moment to pause and think and 99% of the time, I receive back a bit of what I gave them......Sometimes it's just another smile in return, sometimes I hear them take a deep breath and I get a knowing look, other times they relax and say "geeesh....what a day" and I can commisurate with them just a bit and before you know it, they feel better....if even for one short minute. But that one short minute of being cared for is something they think about for the rest of the day. How cool is that???

So yes, I try to live by the Golden Rule....and if by chance a 1% doesn't respond in kind to my kindness....well it's on them.....and I cannot control how they react....but I say a prayer and move on. I will try hard not to judge them because I do not live their life, and.....someone else has that dubious position


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