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This is a good article, but the real nugget isn't something the author really gets into: Treat everyone with respect and consideration, no matter how lowly they
by run4yourlives 17y ago
This is a good article, but the real nugget isn't something the author really gets into: Treat everyone with respect and consideration, no matter how lowly they may be.
You'd think that the Lion and Mouse fable would resonate more, but for some reason it never does.
- boundlessdreamz 17y agoWhat you said is true, but what he is saying is about spending your resources. Time, money etc. You may be nice to everyone but due to constraints you may not be able to offer resources to everyone.
- run4yourlives 17y agoThat's the point though. If you travel through life only worrying about people that can help you directly, and never stopping to offer help of your own, you miss these opportunities. The beauty of "charity" in any form is that it sometimes has the very difficult to predict side effect of offering the largest return on investment.
- bkovitz 17y agoAnd, basic respect and consideration are very inexpensive. Often it's simply a matter of returning emails and phone calls.