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In reply to the discussion: So I'm Grabbing Some Cheese At The Grocery Store... [View all]christx30
(6,241 posts)the world is getting more and more rude and hostile. You have to understand that your actions and your attitudes cause similar actions and attitudes in others. You are rude to so-and-so, and that person will be rude to someone else, or at least have a negative view of people like you. I don't have any particular religious beliefs, but I know that other people do, and a major tenant of those beliefs might be to spread the "good news" or whatever they want to say. I tolerate it. I'm polite, because I know that they are just doing what they think is right, and they are trying to help. As long as they aren't rude about it, I'm a big boy and it won't hurt me.
Ever since watching Carl Sagan's "Pale Blue Dot", I have a very hard time being rude or mean to everyone. I think everyone on the planet should watch it and take the words to heart. We all have to be here on this small hunk of rock. If you treat your neighbors with kindness, they will return the favor.