Posted by Craig I hope you're OK. Thanks for the compliment. I always TRY to be NICE. I always TRY to treat people the way I want to be treated. It's not always easy though. I'm often frustrated by people. I'm often biting my tongue and NOT saying what I'd LIKE to say. Sometimes I think it would be good for me TO yell back at someone and be rude or mean to them - too. But then if I do that - I BECOME THEM. And I don't want to BECOME THEM. When it comes to how to deal with someone who is rude or mean - a lot of people think it is a sign of self-respect to retaliate by being rude and mean BACK. But I don't see it that way. The best way to put out a 'fire' is not with more 'fire' - but with 'WATER'. In other words - it's best to respond to a negative with a positive. If you respond to someone who is rude by BEING rude - than you have become their EQUAL. But if you respond to someone who is being rude by being polite - than you have taken the high road and are the better man for doing so. As you may have noticed - there is a 'quote' on most of my homepage pages. [like at the bottom of this message board] It says, "It takes FAR MORE COURAGE to be KIND than it does to be CRUEL!!" It's easy to be mean. It's easy to be thoughtless and insensitive and self-righteous. It's NOT always so easy to be thoughtful and caring and considerate and compassionate, etc. It takes an effort to be NICE. But it's worth it - I think. Being NICE doesn't mean that you must accept abuse - however. We all have a right to stand up for ourselves. But one can do that and STILL be NICE. Take care of yourself,
on March 19, 2006, 1:32 pm, in reply to "HI"
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Hi LeNoir!! 
GREAT BIG HUG
Craig!!
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