Just Be Nice

“Just Be Nice”, I keep begging my son.

Then I stopped to think, just what do I mean by ‘Nice?’.

Being ‘Nice’ to me, embodies/embraces/includes all the good, perfect and wholesome qualities us humans have available to us.

Qualities that truly make the world go round.

When I say “be nice”,

I mean consider the other person first, before yourself.

Nice means share.   Be generous.

Nice means respect the other person.   Trust them.

Nice means listen to the other person.  Hear them.

Nice means thank the other person.      Appreciate them.

Nice means value the other person.      Honour them.

Nice means serve the other person.      Reduce their stress.

Nice means give to the other person.

Nice means speak kindly to the other person.

Nice means smile at the other person.

Nice means help the other person.

Nice means forgive the other person.   Release them.

Nice means don’t criticise  or judge  the other person.

Nice means don’t draw attention to their mistakes.

Nice means cover for the other persons' faults

Nice means tidy up after yourself, at least. At best, after others too.

Nice means anticipate a need, and meet it.

Nice means be patient with the other person.  Be soft spoken.

Nice means be truthful to the other person.

And many more things, of course.

Can you imagine a world, or a nation, or a school, or a home, where we all treat each other like this?  It is my DREAM COME TRUE: To be surrounded by love and support and niceness like this.

This morning, I made 6 people smile before 10:30am.  It cost me nothing, brought me great satisfaction, and for all I know may have made their day.  My smile, my greeting and friendly words, may have been the only nice gesture some people receive all day.

I read an article about how to win the romantic affections of your partner. The list of things to do was huge!  But when I looked down them carefully, I realised the writer was simply exhorting us to be ‘Nice’,  as per the list above.

A person exhibiting the qualities above,

would certainly be irresistible to me!

Ultimately, I guess, “Be Nice” means Love each other,

Love with a capital L.