We have all know the quote “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” from the bible, right? Basically, the theory is you treat others the way you want them to treat you in return. Why doesn’t this work more often? Think about this for a second. How many times have you treated someone really well and you did not get anything near that treatment in return?
So, what do you do? Do you start treating them how they are treating you because that is apparently how they want to be treated since they are treating you that way? Or, do you continue to treat them the way you want to be treated? It’s kind of like being stuck between a rock and a hard place when you think about it. If the other person just likes being treated poorly so they treat you poorly, will treating them good ever work? What if you are both trying to treat the other like you want to be treated? How frustrating because you both want to be treated differently than the other. Maybe it isn’t working because there is a serious misunderstanding on treatment needs.
ooh, tricky. But I do try to always treat folks kindly. Love your enemies. It’s true, I do. That’s what makes me a saint. 😉
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I agree, I do believe in treating others as you want to be treated and love thy enemy. I just felt this was an interesting perspective. LOL. I think it was more lack of sleep and too many hours at my job than anything.
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