I have decided to take a new outlook on life.
Starting today, I will no longer let the turmoil of the world set its weight
on my shoulders. I have been agitated, annoyed, and depressed with
everything in my life, and I am going to put a stop to it. If you are with
me, we could make ourselves, and everyone around us, much happier. In this
vent, I have reviewed a few simple rules of kindness that we may have
forgotten in our busy lives.
Patience is a virtue many Americans have forgotten. Instead of cursing
under our breath about the moron who nearly ran us over at the crosswalk,
think of him as a test. He may be late for a test, or may be just as
frustrated as you are. People like that are there to make you more patient.
Put yourself in their shoes, and maybe you will realize that we all have
frustrations and the world does not always go our way. Frustrations and bad
days will pass, but if we forget patience and freak out on some guy we don't
know, we will have gained a new enemy and we will still be frustrated.
Surround yourself with people who make you happy. Instead of drinking your
face off after a terrible test, take a group of friends to the park and play
on the swing set, like you did in high school when you could talk to people
without alcohol. Oh yes, and don't forget to make funny faces at the kids
until they explode with giggles. Don't you remember all of the incredible
things we enjoyed before the stress got to us? Not only will doing enjoyable
things with others help you, but it will make the people you involve in your
life feel appreciated. Think about how it feels to be invited somewhere by
acquaintances. To gain a new friend, no matter how close you are, just feels
good.
Always follow the "Golden Rule"! We learned it in elementary school to
make us be nicer to our peers. Why did we forget it? When someone drops five
bucks in front of you, pick it up and place it in their hand. Don't do your
one good deed of the day, do a million of them. Kindness should never have a
limit.
Wave at people if they stop to let you walk across the street. Always hold
doors for girls and guys. I know you can think of many more great ways to be
nicer to people. Do courteous things for everyone else, and maybe they will
return the respect. Anyway, the moral of the story is to be nicer to
everyone. You will be so surprised how great it will make you feel.
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Name: John
Comments:
Christie is so smart, and she writes so well. Three cheers for Christie! Great Article!
Name: Christie
Year: junior
Major: Bio
Comments:
No Shaggy, you have it all wrong... It is meanness to hit someone with a trout (not just to the person but to the trout). It's also rule #43A.
Name: Shaggy
Comments:
When someone ticks you off and you smack them in the face with a dead trout, is that kindness? I thought I heard it was Rule #43B.
Name: Nick
Comments:
Thanks for submitting Christie. I hope you will write for Vent more often! I too am going to take your mission and work on these things everyday. In fact, I am going to start by trying to be more understanding of the people who annoy me now, and be patient with them and realize that their personality is different, but it doesn't make it worse. I don't know why I didn't know you back in High School, but hanging out at parks and stuff was so cool, we should have run into eachother a lot!
Name: Christie
Year: Junior
Major: Bio
Comments:
Thank you for your comment, I appreciate your feedback as well as your interest in Whim.
Name: John
Comments:
Nice article, Christie. Thanks for writing such a positive piece. I'm going to accept your challenge and will try to be a more pleasant person.
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