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Kindness always takes you further
When I asked for the password to one of the accounts, they abruptly changed the script and told me to get my own account for no apparent reason.
A week later, I realized the account I asked about was in my name; yet they still had access to it.
I could have taken two routes:
Be snide, tell them they don’t even pay for the account and delete their access.
Do nothing.
I decided to go with the second option. I asked myself, “If I ever look back on this situation, how do I want to remember how I handled it?”
I’m starting to think of this question often in regards to how I conduct my relationships. I want to try to respond in kindness when I’m shocked by rudeness, shortness, or negativity.
Kindness Takes You Further
Telling someone off and revealing your immediate and growing frustration is a lot simpler than, being patient and kind…
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