One of my colleagues sent me a spam email. It came as one of those Internet spamming items, you know, the kind of email that promises that if you follow the directions and resend the email to 10 people in the next sixty seconds you will receive "good luck" or "riches" or something bad will happen to you if you break the chain. The typical spam email reads, something, like this … ‘This item has been sent around the globe 22x and no one has broken the magic yet ’.
I usually just preview these with a quick glance without opening any attachment or the email and then push delete. This spam message struck my fancy because it contained many of those rational and logical things we all know we should do but so often find ourselves too busy to do or we are too caught up in our own world. We often forget the simplicity and the joy of just being a good person. Do I believe in the absolute application of all of these ... NO of course not. The bottom line for all to remember is ...
"Be Nice > > > It Costs Nothing To Be Nice"
THINGS ONE SHOULD DO and CAN DO
ONE Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions
THREE Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
FOUR When you say, "I love you," mean it.
FIVE When you say, "I'm sorry," look the person in the eye.
SIX Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
SEVEN Believe in love at first sight.
EIGHT Never laugh at anyone's dream. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
NINE Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
TEN In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
ELEVEN Don't judge people by their relatives.
TWELVE Talk slowly but think quickly.
THIRTEEN When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, "Why do you want to know?"
FOURTEEN Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
FIFTEEN Say "bless you" when you hear someone sneeze.
SIXTEEN When you lose, don't lose the lesson
SEVENTEEN Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
EIGHTEEN Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
NINETEEN When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
TWENTY Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
TWENTY-ONE Spend some time alone.
The attribution for these thoughtful words of common sense were supposedly from the Anthony Robbins organization. The source for these may not be easily found however this doesn't change the goodness of these items because the bottom line in life is still:
"Be Nice > > > It Costs Nothing To Be Nice"
