“IF THEY SERVE NO OTHER PURPOSE, UNKIND PEOPLE SHOW YOU HOW NOT TO BE.” ~ Joyce Fields
(excerpted from “My Simple Quotes to Live By” – available at http://www.amazon.com [available on Kindle, too!] and http://www.GoodShortBooks.com)
All of us know some people who say and/or do mean, cruel things to other people. And some of these unkind people are in our own families. The things they say and do really shock and shame us. It’s as if they have no internal barometer to tell them that what they are saying or doing is mean, cruel, or unkind. Or maybe they don’t care. Or maybe they are hurting inside, so they hurt others. Hurt people hurt people.
But these kinds of people really do serve a purpose. They show us what not to say or do to others. We can empathize with the targets of their cruelty.
So, we really should silently thank them!!
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“IF THEY SERVE NO OTHER PURPOSE, UNKIND PEOPLE SHOW YOU HOW NOT TO BE.” – Another simple quote that you can live by!
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Thanks for reblogging this piece, Diana!! We are kindred spirits who have no patience with unkind people and behaviors!! Good to know you’re out there!!
It’s tough sometimes when someone is hurting you not to want to give it right back to them. That being said, for our benefit it’s the right thing to do.
It certainly is to our benefit, Sandy. We can show them how TO be. Glad you agree!!