Being Kind to Unkind People

I know they say assholes are everywhere and that we should not be vengeful about how people treat us because it brings us down to their level. But MAN, OH MAN, OH MAN. What a friggin' challenge that is.

Buddha, how on earth did you do this?!

Not only did I finally come face to face with someone who discriminated against women (particularly SINGLE MOTHERS), but also someone who was unapologetic about it. He also prides himself as a businessman above all else, instead of...say, being a human being.

LOL

What a challenge.

He probably doesn't like me very much but I did try my best not to react to all the things that he has said to me in the past, and instead, chose the higher road. But he took it as contempt or just me being ignorant and intentionally ignoring him...maybe because of my perceived 'guilt'.

Wow.

Today, I'll post this as a reminder to all of us who face such people in our lives. There's really nothing we can do when we meet them except to try to be kind to them as much as we can.

But this is a real challenge. A challenge unlike any other as a human being.

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