Hello Hives,
Sometimes I sit back and think about how life works, and one thing keeps coming to my mind and that's the fact that what goes around really does come around.
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I am not saying life is always fair or that everything happens immediately. Sometimes you can be good to people and they may still disappoint you. You can help someone today and they may forget about it tomorrow. You can respect someone and still get disrespected in return.
But I still believe that the way we treat people matters.
A simple act of kindness can go a long way. Sometimes it is not even about giving money or doing something big. It can be checking on someone, helping when you can, giving useful advice, or simply being there when someone is going through a difficult moment.
You may think it is just a small thing, but that person may remember it for years.
The same thing goes for respect. I believe everyone deserves to be treated with some level of respect, regardless of their position in life. You don't have to be rich before you can respect people. You don't have to be successful before you can speak kindly to others.
And honestly, I have seen situations where people treated others badly simply because they felt they were better than them. But life can change very quickly.
The person you ignore today may become the person you need tomorrow.
The person you laugh at because they are struggling today may surprise you tomorrow.
That is why I try to remind myself not to treat people badly just because I have the opportunity to do so.
Of course, I am not perfect. I have made mistakes too. There are probably people I have offended without even realising it. But as I grow older, I am learning that having a good heart is more important than trying to prove that you are better than everyone else.
And when someone deliberately hurts you, you don't always have to revenge. Sometimes, just step back and allow life to handle what you cannot control.
Life has its own way of keeping records. 👀
So, let us be careful about what we put out there.
If you can help, help.
If you can encourage someone, encourage them.
If you can show respect, show it.
And if you don't have anything good to say, sometimes it is better to keep quiet.
At the end of the day, I don't want people to remember me because of how much money I had or what position I occupied. I would rather be remembered as someone who treated people well.
Because truly, what goes around comes around.
So let's put more kindness, respect and love into the world. ❤️
Thanks for Reading
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