Finally!!
I go running pretty much everyday. Usually, I will see this grumpy old man on my way home. He is always frowning and looking like the world has done him an injustice so great.
When I encounter him on his porch I always speak to him (hello, how are you, etc.....). For the last year he has never spoken to me. Most people would give up and say "what is the point?". I decided a couple of years ago that, no matter what the outcome, I would acknowledge any person that I encountered with some sort of salutation. People pass each other everyday and never acknowledge their fellow men and women. I believe this is one thing that has killed the moral core of mankind. It all boils down to selfishness. People get so consumed in the problems they create for themselves and never look outside their little world they have created. Anyway, I have put out so much positive energy by speaking to this older gentleman he finally and reluctantly said hello. This might be the start of him changing for the better or achieving a goal he set for himself. You can not change your situation without communicating with others.
I go running pretty much everyday. Usually, I will see this grumpy old man on my way home. He is always frowning and looking like the world has done him an injustice so great.
When I encounter him on his porch I always speak to him (hello, how are you, etc.....). For the last year he has never spoken to me. Most people would give up and say "what is the point?". I decided a couple of years ago that, no matter what the outcome, I would acknowledge any person that I encountered with some sort of salutation. People pass each other everyday and never acknowledge their fellow men and women. I believe this is one thing that has killed the moral core of mankind. It all boils down to selfishness. People get so consumed in the problems they create for themselves and never look outside their little world they have created. Anyway, I have put out so much positive energy by speaking to this older gentleman he finally and reluctantly said hello. This might be the start of him changing for the better or achieving a goal he set for himself. You can not change your situation without communicating with others.
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