Sunday, 08 June 2008
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What makes someone a "good person"?
Living up to your word.
Being friendly.
Helping out where and when you can.
Not making trouble for people just because you can. There are reasons for making trouble. Sometimes damned good ones. Simply making yourself feel powerful isn't one of them.
Try to live by the Golden Rule. "Do unto others, as you'd have them do to you." In non-theological terms, treat others the way you want to be treated.
Cut other people some slack. You never really know what's going on in someone's life to make them act the way they do. But have your limits. Forgiving a snotty comment is fine, repeatedly getting tripped into the mud isn't. This is the difference between a "good person" and a "sucker".
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Comments (5)
Hey, this question was asked by Amandasbiggestfan! She was all over Xanga for a while, commenting on everyone's answers and being either snarky or argumentative. Haha. That was great.
@fullmetalbunny - Damn, I'm sorry I missed that. That would have been SOOOOO fun! She's such a gifted writer (envy, envy, envy
) that I bet she tied everyone up in knots. Hee hee!
Alright, good answer, but lemme ask:
What if someone doesn't treat themselves good? If they love others like they love themselves, then there isn't much love, so, are they still good?
fullmetalbunny told me to come check this out. I'm glad you like my writing. Thank you. ^_^
@Amandasbiggestfan - Well, actually, I never mentioned loving anybody at all.
Hmmmm ... let me ponder this conundrum a moment ... ... ... ... Okay - if you don't treat yourself well, it may or may not reflect on how you treat others. For example, maybe you're running around being kind to obscure little bloggers all the time, and therefore don't have time to spoil yourself. In that example, certainly you would be a "good person", perhaps even an "excellent person" (Not that I'm a suck-up or anything. Tee hee 
).
Also, the idea was to treat others as you want to be treated. Maybe a person wants to be better to themselves, but for some reason is prevented from doing so. (Martyr complex, maybe?)
So yeah, it is possible to treat yourself hideously and still be a good person.
@Amandasbiggestfan - P.S. About your writing - you're very welcome for the compliment. It was sincerely meant. You are, in my eyes, an excellent writer. Have you ever tried submitting anything to a magazine or newspaper? If not, I think it's something you should seriously think about.