In recent days, I’ve encountered some of the most self-centered individuals I’ve ever come across. Has basic decency and compassion disappeared? What happened to the golden rule of treating others as you’d like to be treated? It’s not about mere politeness; it’s about our fundamental humanity. Everyone be entitled to basic human dignity? Since when did speaking without any thought or considering the impact of our words become acceptable? Come on, folks! Is it too much to ask to treat others with respect? Why is it okay to waste someone’s time? Why is it acceptable to disregard someone’s feelings entirely?
When someone opens up and shares something personal, what gives us the right to be judgmental and cruel? Has the COVID pandemic rewritten all the rules the of empathy? Has isolation so drastically altered and warped society that people have forgotten how to be decent human beings? Hey guess what? Not everyone thinks, acts, or experiences life the same way. Is it really so difficult to be kind? You don’t have to understand everything about someone; just accept them, and realize that they have feelings and they have hurts, and experiences in life that may differ from your own. They deserve your respect, and they deserve consideration. It’s called human decency.