… often times people are watching…
I received the following email from a subscriber in response to a recent Reminder titled, “Make it Easy for others to be Nice to you.” I sat next to her during a seven hour flight from Panama City to Buenos Aires. She said, “Ross, what that hospital employee told you, it is really true….I felt that way, when I saw you on the airplane treating the crew so well. I thought such a nice person he is, but then I noticed how good they treated you and I made a point in my mind, remembering you, to being nice more often.” Normally when a kind deed is performed, we tend to think of only the doer of the kind deed and the receiver. What we tend to forget is that often times people are watching and when they see what happens, your kind deed can impact their lives as well.
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Ross, I think that we forget that almost always someone else is watching what we do and how we treat others. It might impact them where they want to emulate us, like the example you shared. It also impacts the tone and mood around us.
When my husband and I were first married, we had neighbors that were very close and if I was outside or had the house open, I would often hear them. Unfortunately, the argued all the time and I found it would put me in an irritable frame of mind also.
We know that complaining is contagious and so are joy and kindness! If I’m going to be “contagious”, I want to make sure it’s a good thing!
Ross, thanks again
Your reminders are water for my soul.
We forget many things that happen during out lives, but I learned a big lesson
that day, and i want to tell you that i am doing very well following your example.
With gratitude cristiana
Thank you Cristiana! It’s a pleasure to be in communication with you. I hope I see you again sometime. All the best to you. Ross
Hi Charlene,
Thank you for your kind email. I particularly like your line, “If I’m going to be “contagious”, I want to make sure it’s a good thing!” I’m going to use it in a future Reminder. I hope you are doing well. All the best to you. Ross