Everyone likes to be treated with kindness and respect so why is not everyone kind and respectful?

hi cherokeepatti
I knew someone like that and she became pretty nice as she got older - in part at least I like to think because I did not give her back what she dished out.
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@sogdianrock We need to set examples for others to teach them and if they persist with disrespect set boundaries, hopefully some will come around and make the change.

hi cherokeepatti
I agree. You are very wise.
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hi djones
Do you think it would help if mindfulness, meditation, philosophy, ethics, life skills - were taught in schools? How do people learn to be good citizens?
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@cherokeepatti
Indeed I think that's true. Something that brings them into awareness and humbles them. We all have to fall off our own pedestal at times. Ouch! ;-)

it takes a lot to really change someone. people resist

@new25
We can only try to better[i] ourselves[/i], and that's a full time job. 😬

hi Literaturegirl ·
thanks. I will reflect.
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@sogdianrock I think some people have trust issues and feel they are being manipulated when someone is consistently nice to them, perhaps because of their childhood environment. Probably why nice guys sometimes lament on being rejected.

hi cherokeepatti
wise words. Thanks.
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hi Cierzo
interesting. Seems true.
Perhaps kindness could be genetically identified so people could be aware of their predispositions and maybe even for others to know what they are dealing with.
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hi Footsugar123
That's messed up! Interesting opinion. Maybe that is it. I will need to reflect on it.
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hi SweetMae
Are these people then ill? What can be done to help the? How to change them back into kind and respectful citizens? Are citizens expected to be kind and respectful? were they ever really?
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@sogdianrock Kindness can help some people, even after they strike out.

hi SweetMae
Oh I agree. I do not really see anything else that can be done except modelling positive behaviour. I am a firm believer in the idea that you treat people as you wish them to be.
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hi Wionnnnn
interesting and seems true also. Maybe there is a form of psychopathology at work?
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@sogdianrock perhaps.

@sogdianrock No. I am even not able to be mean.
In reality I say something like: I am not agree with you but you are free to have your own opinion," "I don't want to argue," or something like that. When it's getting worse I leave the place.
Online it's almost the same. But when people are getting too rude here I block and report them.
It's not right when people are getting rude. But I don't want to put myself in injustice.

hi Loretta78
I have a wise friend who believes that there are niceos and meaneos and that is all there is to it. You appear to be a niceo.
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@sogdianrock Thanks. I am flattered. 😊
But to be honest: I am ALWAYS polite - even when people are impolite to me. And sometimes my politeness and that I always stay quiet even when they are shouting provokes them still more. 🙄
Although most of times I really don't want to provoke anybody. :-(

hi Nimbus
Sadly creations tend to reflect their builder's faults as well as accomplishments. Nice try though.
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hi lacsar
vanity vanity all is vanity.
Do you give respect to others? If so why? If not how is that received?
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Hi MissingNotes
Thanks I shall cash it in quick.
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hi new25
That is messed up. That requires another question. Thanks
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hi TearDropsOfLove
Mine was a question not a statement. I suppose it could be taken as rhetorical question I suppose but it wasn't intended to be so.
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@sogdianrock I was going to answer this but I noticed how you mistreated this user. It is rhetorical question

hi LockedinTime
I meant no disrespect. I was genuinely looking forward to an answer is all.
I do not agree the question is rhetorical. If I give that impression I did not intend it.
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