I compliment people on a regular basis. I like the look that people get on their face when you compliment them on something their wearing or whatever. I like that maybe I've brightened their day a little. I like the look that they, girls especially, get in there eye as they lean over and tell you it was on sale or that its from this amazing website. The best is when they've made it. Sometimes, I'll compliment people on things that I don't really like and some people may call that fake and dishonest, but I don't think it hurts anyone. Its not a white lie that can come bite me in the ass, I'm not from Mean Girls, I don't turn around and say "that is the ugliest f-ing bracelet I've ever seen." Typically, when I compliment a person its because I want them to feel better. I like to give compliments and because I know that glow that comes from receiving them. I don't like using compliments to get something, I think that that's more dishonest than lying about liking their baby blue and watermelon pink hoodie. So today, unlike the book suggests, I complimented someone to get nothing. If I deserve free coffee or whatever, than I would like to recieve it because I deserve it, not because the person feels obligated to give it to me. I complimented a girl in the elevator on her pajama pants. They were genuinly cute and the look on her face was reward enough for me.
Side note: I don't claim to be some pious, perfect person who is totally selfless. I can be very selfish at times. This is just one particular thing that I like to do for other people. I don't serve soup and I don't read to impoverished kids, I brighten ordinary peoples days. That doens't make me mother teresa, and I don't strive to be, but it does make me feel better about the world.
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