I Believe A Little Kindness Goes A Long Way

@kayoshin well you just made a good example of how things meant for good are abused
I have a disease eating my spine ,,am I a dick to everyone ?
Having a bad day or life is not an excuse for me to take it out on everyone either ,,,but a little compassion goes a long long way ..
When I see people being jerks ,I could tell them that they are ,,I prefer to ask did no one hug them today and send them a cyber hug ,or flowers to the ladies
Having a bad day is not an excuse to take it out on others
but its merely saying ,,,when someone is having a bad day
you have no clue how your kindness can turn their day around

I have friends here who know my condition and why I am here
Just seeing them on line makes me feel better
I know someone who does care is close by
they are always kind ,and alway respectful

When I am scared or lonely ,I tend to go on a bit
a lot going through my mind
Just them being kind to me settles me down ,lets me think of positive things and not all the what might be's

I know I am not promised tomorrow
But if today is all I have
I prefer to spend it with those who care
Not battling jerks who want to argue just for the sake of an argument ...thats all
I personally don't need anyone sympathy
I prefer the respect quite frankly I have earned
Thats what I always try to give ,,,even on my bad days

It's a positive outlook and I respect that, I just don't see it catching on. That doesn't mean I don't adhere to it (within reasonable limits) it just means I observed that's how it usually works (as commented previously)

@kayoshin Well my experience is (as a rule ) when you show others respect ,its returned
My family has not been taught someone is only worthy of your respect when they earn it (especially their elders )
We believe you show respect to everyone ,unless they give you reason to do otherwise ,(and even then give the benefit of the doubt ,they may have just been having a bad day Health wise ,elders upset easier )
I see more and more teens ,,when shown a better example ,they follow it ,,but many have not been taught any better
It was cute watching kids wise off to adults ,,and instead of correcting them ,they laughed ,,now as teens ,its no longer funny ,but still common place
Well I have proved over and over ,,don't call them kid LOL
don't speak down to them and we can go from there and establish a mutual respect ,,and it is catching on
Maybe not on a scale I would like to see
But when you raise 10 kids to do the right thing
you would be amazed how many lives they touch ,,and help change ,,,have a good one ...I do respect your opinion

I was raised in the same way, it's a way that seems to be fading. But I was not talking about kids or teens rather adults in general. I am not a grandpa yelling at kids from my lawn ( it's hard when you live way up in an apartment building :)
And I also respect your views like I said before, if it came across otherwise there might be a misinterpretation or communication error somewhere.