How do you treat people?
I read the following quote today.
"The true measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good." – Samuel Johnson
Which made me think about my life. Do I treat people who can’t do anything for me the same way I treat people who can do something for me? Or how about those people I don’t really like? Do I treat them the way I should?
The truth is, I don’t. Especially people I don’t like. I’m not talking about people who have given me reason to be cautious about, or people who have mistreated me. I’m talking about the people who have never given me a reason to not like them, and yet I just don’t.
You know the type. The nerd at the party, or the odd person who is just a bit annoying. They are nice people, but not people I like. I have no reason to treat them badly,and yet I find myself avoiding them or ignoring them when they talk to me. It’s not right, and yet I end up doing it anyway.
It’s something I need to work on. Treating others the way I want to be treated is a biblical command. Not just a good idea.
Matthew 7:12
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
