First of all, that whole exclusive thing means this won't be put onto the Gamer Advisory Panel, instead they're getting lyrics to inspirational songs everyday. Personally I'd prefer this blog over some lyrics, but that's just me. I think the readers here are getting the better deal by far. :)
So, why shouldn't you be polite to me? Or anyone for that matter? Because handing out politeness, and returning politeness with politeness is an endless cycle of emptiness. While on the other hand, earning RESPECT by giving respect is an endless cycle of kindness with a point, confidence, and, well, respect. Which brings us to today's quote.
“There are countless ways of attaining greatness, but any road to reaching one's maximum potential must be built on a bedrock of respect for the individual, a commitment to excellence, and a rejection of mediocrity.”
-Buck Rogers
As a simple and basic example, say someone holds a door open for you. You say thank you right? Well, not totally. That simple polite thank you will pass through his ears faster than you can say, "t." If you want to be nice, have that stick in his head, and remember that say it out of appreciation. Not politeness, it makes a huge difference.
Don't say thank you just because mommy told you that's the right thing to do, say it because you want respect. That's right, do it out of selfishness, be nice because you want other people to be nice to you...which sounds a little bit like the Golden Rule, but it's not, the difference is, you're not just following rules, you're being a human being and actually living with morals, not the fear of being "wrong".
Everyone wants respect. They want people to look at them and think good things about them. Respect is best earned when you hand out respect yourself. Gaining the respect and trust of others all comes down to appreciation and essentially giving others respect yourself. So basically if you do small favors for people, people will do small favors for you. Say, "thank you" not because it's the "right" thing to do but because you appreciate what you are thanking for and you want people to appreciate what you do for them. That mind set alone makes a huge difference in your social life as a whole.
Everyone has their own fingerprint of thought. We all think in a different way and that means that if we just simply do something because that's what we're told to do we have no connection to it, and purpose becomes non-existent. If you take what you are told to do, if you take that advice, try putting some creative input into it, translate it into your own personal language, make it understandable in your mind and determine for yourself if that advice is right or wrong according to you, not according to your parents, or the Bible, or a teacher, or anything else that's supposed to TELL you what is right and what is wrong. Treat them as advice, not fact, your life is different from everybody else's.
Just be human, think for yourself and quit living somebody else's life. Don't accept fact from second-rate sources. Take the advice you are given, appreciate it, use it, and make it into your own personal fact, that pertains to your life. Once you do this you can begin respecting others and yourself on a path to become something that you love.
That, as I always say, is today's quote.
