There is a saying, "sticks and stone may break your bones, but words won't hurt you."

That is the farthest thing through the truth.

Being nice to everyone because you don't know what other people are going through. People can and do hide behind smiles.

Going through life doesn't need to be any harder than it already is, just be nice. It's so simple and seems easy, but applies to so many facets of life and can be very difficult at times when life starts getting rough and continues to throw a curveball when someone talks badly to or about you. It's not easy to just smile back at or ignore whoever was responsible, but sometimes being the bigger person is all you can do. In all the chaos in the world today, we want to respond. We want to yell, scream, wave our arms and we want to voice our opinion at just how wrong it was or might be. However, why? What good does to throw a temper tantrum or yell at another person? Where is it going to get us if we try to rat someone else out that is doing wrong? What makes us better if we say similar things? When it comes down to it, nothing. It does no good for anyone to add bad to an already poor situation.

When It comes down to it, we are all people. We hurt, we love, we laugh, we cry, we have good days, and we have bad days. You just never know. I'll say it one more time; you never know what is going on in the life of each person you come in contact with. Maybe it's the worst day of their life, and maybe it's not, but why not offer a smile, a wave or a kind word whether or not they deserve it.

I have always been told that everything that happens in our lives happens for a reason. And the certain thing you do could have a huge impact on someone's hour, day or week.It seems kind of bizarre to think that such small gestures could mean so much, but that's not my place to decide. It's really not difficult, most of the time, to be genuinely kind. Holding the door for a stranger, saying please and thank you, smiling as you make eye contact, that kind of stuff is easy. Maybe the guy you smiled at felt alone and sad but just needed someone to send him a smile. The woman you helped carry her groceries had no one their for her for a while. Maybe your sales associate you were so kind as to had a terrible customer earlier that day. Just random acts of kindness are the best kind there are, and they can make someone feel ten times better. When it comes down to it, why not? Why not be nice? It causes you no harm, difficulty or stress to just be kind to people you come in contact with. I get it everyone has bad days, and I am no stranger to that, but the majority of the time, being nice outwardly just make others happier and your own life more positive.