Opening a Hand
"You can't shake hands with a clenched fist."
~Indira Gandhi~
We sometimes have to act polite towards a person we dislike or who has hurt us. Sao we put on a fake smile and do what we need to do to make things okay.
Instead of putting on a fake smile, though, what if we tried smiling for real? Is there something we might like about this person if given a chance? Do we really have a good reason to dislike the person in the first place?
Maybe we won't become great friends. But we'll never know unless we open ourselves to the possibility.
The next time I encounter someone I don't particularly like, I will be genuinely interested in what the person thinks and says. This may show me a new side of the person.
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