Earlier this year, we had motivational posters in the elevators of our office building, reminding us that 19 February 2024 is national random acts of kindness day, and we were supposed to engage in random acts of kindness to make us and others happier.
wonderful post, and there's some comic gold here, too!
But I wonder: does the no asshole rule really work for yous? That means you couldn't have been friends with, say, Ezra Pound, or Mickey Rourke. Jerry would have had to say "ciao" to George, and vice-versa, to say nothing of Kramer and Newman. Much of life's adsurd comedy goes missing without assholes.
Personally, I have a friend who is a horrible person, he treats waiters badly, is never on time and is misogynistic. But he is a great fellow amateur musician and tries hard to be a good friend, whatever that means. I'd be my loss to quit the relationship, although it'd also make my life easier (which however is never a good goal if one wants to become happier...)
Seriously, the no asshole rule works wonders for me. Obviously there are some people that are impossible to cut out of your life (co-workers or family members often fit into that category), but still, I am following that principle pretty closely and have never regretted it since I started doing that.
Reading this on National Skive Off Work Early Before a Bank Holiday Weekend Day
wonderful post, and there's some comic gold here, too!
But I wonder: does the no asshole rule really work for yous? That means you couldn't have been friends with, say, Ezra Pound, or Mickey Rourke. Jerry would have had to say "ciao" to George, and vice-versa, to say nothing of Kramer and Newman. Much of life's adsurd comedy goes missing without assholes.
Personally, I have a friend who is a horrible person, he treats waiters badly, is never on time and is misogynistic. But he is a great fellow amateur musician and tries hard to be a good friend, whatever that means. I'd be my loss to quit the relationship, although it'd also make my life easier (which however is never a good goal if one wants to become happier...)
Seriously, the no asshole rule works wonders for me. Obviously there are some people that are impossible to cut out of your life (co-workers or family members often fit into that category), but still, I am following that principle pretty closely and have never regretted it since I started doing that.