Your thoughts, words, and actions have energy. A compliment or good deed directed at another person can have a butterfly effect on an individual in that in the long term it could make a significant difference in their life later on down the road. Just as well, an insult, harsh words, or a rude act directed at another person can also have a significant effect on someone later on down the road in their life.
I maintain that it’s easy to treat someone with kindness when they are kind to you, but your true outstanding character shows when you are able to treat someone with kindness who may not be so kind to you. Learn not to take what a person does or says to you personally; understand that it’s not about you, but more about the struggles and kind of life they’ve had to live which you may know nothing about.
When we allow someone else to anger us, it has more to do with your expectations than it does with what the other person said or did. Think about it, was the last time you were angered by another person due to what they did or said or due to your expectations? I’ll wait.
When you learn to master the concept of not taking things personally that another person does or says to you, you will begin to experience more bliss, freedom, and inner peace, which is priceless.
My motto is to be kind when possible; it’s always possible. I personally believe we will eventually face both our good deeds and bad deeds one day. When that day comes, you will want to hear a mighty voice saying, “Well Done”.
Shihan Davis