Don't be blinded by your first impressions. When you
actually know someone, you are likely to know what they
stand for and what they fight for day by day. You may
know why they decide to survive day by day. Just because
you don't like someone because of the crowd they hang
with or the clothes they wear or even how they look
doesn't mean that they aren't the kind of people that
will shine or make a difference in life. If you even
take a second out of your day to say hello to one of
these people, you may have just given him or her the
recognition that they have longed for. Even sitting down
and offering advice to a person you just met or having
a meaningful conversation with a homeless person, all
it takes is a single simple conversation to change
another person life. Now the ability of speech is
what some may think is a gift from god, or an evolutionary
trait of the human species. But there are two different
ways to use this extraordinary gift. One way is to speak
good of anything that comes to mind. The other is of a
more abusive and negative way that hurts and harms people.
Now when you talk to someone generously in a mannerly
fashion you tend to get the same mannerly reply. But if
you speak to someone in a rude, vulgar, or insulting way,
you will be replied with either an unhappy tone, or a
reply just as crude as the one you gave. The way you speak
to another person defines your position towards them;
friend or foe. What you talk about can also affect the
way a person thinks. For example if you call a person
hideous, that person may consider himself or herself
hideous. I see people insulting each other every day and
they don't think of the long term damage it causes. Girls
call each other fat and ugly everyday and they spend the
rest of their lives thinking that they are fat and ugly
no matter what their loved ones say to them. So remember
if you are going to say something to someone, say something
nice. It may just be the kick start they need to be happy.
You can change a person just by being nice to them or
encouraging them to do the right thing. And so do you!