Posted by LeNoir --Previous Message--
on March 19, 2006, 4:10 pm, in reply to "Re: HI"
70.247.103.12
YOU ARE SO CUTE!
: Hi LeNoir!!
:
: 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,
: GREAT BIG HUG
: Craig!!
:
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