You ever notice how some people have an incredible talent for creating rules that only apply to everyone else?
It's honestly impressive.
Someone will swipe your package off your porch...
...then lose their mind because Amazon delivered their order to the neighbor.
They'll borrow your favorite hoodie for six months...
...then text you three hours after lending someone a screwdriver asking, "Did you forget to bring it back?"
They'll cut you off in traffic like they're auditioning for Fast & Furious: Grocery Store Edition...
...then lay on the horn because someone merged in front of them.
They'll ghost you.
Ignore your texts.
Cancel plans.
Leave you on read.
Then act absolutely devastated when someone gives them the exact same energy.
Make it make sense.
We all know someone who lives by the philosophy:
"It's wrong... unless I'm the one doing it."
The funny part?
Most people don't even realize they're doing it.
Our brains are incredibly good at giving ourselves a free pass.
"I had a reason."
"I was busy."
"I didn't mean it."
"They should understand."
Funny how we become defense attorneys for ourselves... but prosecutors for everyone else.
We're all guilty of it sometimes.
The difference is whether we're willing to admit it.
Imagine how much drama would disappear if people simply asked themselves one question before they acted:
"Would I be okay if someone did this to me?"
If the answer is no...
There's a pretty good chance you shouldn't be doing it either.
It's not rocket science.
It's called empathy.
And judging by social media lately...
...it's apparently on backorder.
So here's today's challenge:
Before you hit send...
Before you snap at someone...
Before you "borrow" something...
Before you justify treating someone a certain way...
Flip the script.
Because the golden rule never went out of style.
People just keep trying to rewrite it in their favor.
Now excuse me while I go hide my pork rinds...
Apparently they're community property now. 😂🥓
No comments:
Post a Comment