Life is crazy and unexpected, and unfortunately, we all can have our fair share of unfortunate events and bad days that can leave us feeling cranky. However, I am a strong believer that there is no justification for rudeness against people who have done you no harm, and a strong believer that being rude to others can actually harm yourself in more ways than one.
When we're stuck in a bad mood, it is so easy for us to forget to consider those around us and the impact of small things that we do. And without realizing the depth of our actions, we may have overreacted and yelled at a family member or friend for no reason, or were annoyed and rude to a customer at work who just asked a simple question, or too upset to help the stranger on the sidewalk pick up all the papers they just dropped, so you just walked by and didn't hold the door for the person walking behind you. But just like that commercial we always see where one good act inspires the other person to do another good act and a reaction chain of good deeds starts to unfold, your rudeness can have the power to ruin someone else's day, and keep you in your grouchy mood all day. However, we are all humans and we all can easily fall under the pressures and disappointments of life, but the important thing is that you never lose consideration for those around you. And that when your sour mood does get the best of you, make sure to apologize and make things right again either with the same person or the next person, because it is so easy to fall into a cycle of misbehavior to the point where you get accustomed to your rudeness and begin to see no wrong in your own rude actions. And that is a very dangerous thing to happen.
However, accidental rudeness is not the only time we let our selfishness shine. Sometimes people can be rude on purpose and not even care about it. Have you ever not replied to a friend's text message, or pretended to not see someone just because you don't feel like saying hi, or ignored someone who was trying to start a conversation, or even made plans with someone in front of someone else who you know would be interested and not invited them? Yeah, that was rude. And we may laugh and make jokes about it or forget about it the next day, but just know that it does have an negative impact and that being rude is never cute or funny.
The negativity that you may be spreading will eventually come back to you when people around you get hurt and start to dislike you, or even when someone else does the exact same thing to you. Rudeness and selfishness are some of the most unattractive qualities a person can have no matter how attractive, important or better you may think you are. So lets cut out the negativity and start spreading some positive vibes by following the golden rule, always treat others the way you want to be treated.
