How well do we really know one another?

Everyday you have a routine which you follow by.

You wake up, you head out of the house, you pass by or interact with the same people and visit the same place to pick up your coffee.
You head to work, deal with clients or customers you may think are completely horrible and after the day you wonder what you did to deserve such a horrible day.

“Why is it me that these people are being horrible to?”

Now what if we reversed this situation? What if you were having an off day, or a bad week and came across your barista, or interacted with new people and weren’t your optimal self?

Is that the TRUE you? Are you that rude, blunt, angry person in your core? No.

Why is it that sometimes we take out our problems or issues on other people we don’t know?

Sometimes we can’t help it. Sometimes we feel so bad that it’s just too difficult to bottle up and hide it away behind a smile.

You may be thinking;

“Yeah but my barista is really something, I mean the guy has never once smiled at me and always throws my change back at me”.

What needs to be done is a removal of the attack on ‘me’ in this situation and the focus on the ‘other’.

When we see people down, or rude, do not think it’s the fault of yourselves, remove the idea that the world is out to get you. Do not think this person is personally attacking you or unwilling to interact with you.

Look into the other, look into their mannerisms, look into their attitudes, look into why it may be that this person is interacting in the manner that they are.

At times people’s actions and responses are unconsciously done so to other people. Once the concentration is placed upon the other’s inner workings and an empathic response is enacted, the personal attack of

“why me? She/he was so rude to me! What did I do to deserve this?”

Will move to;

“I know what it’s like to feel like crap, I hope they’re okay, I truly wish their day will move forward in a direction of happiness”.

Many times we’ll only meet someone once in our lives, and if it’s only once, the least we can do is give off love and constructive energy for that person to move forward.

So next time you’re grabbing your coffee, or interacting with your clients just give a genuine smile and genuinely care for them. Maybe wish them a great day or simply thank them and unknowingly you may have affected their lives, even if it's in the smallest way.

And if it doesn’t, remember that it is not about the attack on ‘me’ it is about the ‘other’.

We are all interconnected in this world, where our energies are constantly in exchange. If we understand that fighting destructive energy with more destructive energy will only bring us down then we can rise above and give love to those who we may not want to give love to, but may in fact need it the most.

The universe is here for us to work in unison.

If you believe that people are against you, and people are horrible, then guess what? That’s exactly what you’ll attract.

If you place yourself into the position of understanding and compassion you will see that these people, like ourselves are just human beings seeking love.

"What you resist persists"

- Carl Jung

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