How to be Better Humans
The world is already cruel enough!
I got the encouragement to write this blog post from a conversation with a friend today. Why are humans so mean to one another? Is it in our nature? Were we raised that way? Did we learn it over time? I don’t know if we will ever get the true answer to this.
For example, here, women are horrible to other women. It’s probably one of the most significant facts I will ever write about. Women can’t just support other women no matter what. Instead, women have to judge other women, and to be quite honest; it’s sickening.
Women judge other women when they are struggling, like okay, Ms. Karen, I forgot you never struggled a day in your life, right? (Insert eye-roll here) Even if a woman is going well for herself, she’s still going to get judged. “Oh, my, I can’t believe she got her dream job,” As she should! We need to be lifting each other instead of envying one another.
Do men do this to one another? I’m curious and would like to read some of your reader’s feedback.
Generally speaking, we need to be better humans; we only live for so long, so why waste it on being mean and bitter to others? Let’s enjoy life.
Here are some ways to be a better human.
- Listen to others- Maybe somebody needs somebody to listen to them without any feedback, maybe they had a horrible week and want to vent. It helps to get things off your chest, so be that listening ear from time to time.
- Let go of the anger. Life is too short to be angry all the time; even for me, this can be hard to learn, but if we can just let go of the small things and learn how to forgive, the world may be a little less bitter.
- Be helpful- let somebody use your laptop so they can do their homework, offer the homeless man a cup of hot coffee, offer somebody a ride to work. It’s the little things that can make somebody’s day. I promise you will feel good about yourself too.
- Practice forgiveness. This goes hand and hand with letting go of the anger. Who cares if you and your best friend had a falling out five years ago, and she called you names. Everyone has heard “forgive and forget” at some point. If you practice this more often, it will feel like a weight has been lifted off of you, and you will feel better all together doing this.
These are just a few examples to get you started. Of course, you can always make your course of action as well.
To be a better human, you also need to have a better outlook on life. These two things go hand in hand; once you fully grasp one, it will be easy to grasp ahold of the other.
How to have a better outlook on life.
- Stop complaining. Your life isn’t that bad; always remember somebody out there is struggling worse than you are. Don’t take things for granted.
- End your negative thoughts. Instead of thinking that you can’t do something, think more positively, such as you can do something; it will just be more of a challenge.
- Start a journal. This will help you get all your thoughts out instead of holding them in. This platform helps me when expressing my feelings and most profound thoughts, so stay tuned for more deep blog posts.
Be open to humor: Laughing is probably one of the best medications. I am lucky enough to have a small group of friends that make me laugh daily; it doesn’t matter if I’m having the worst day of my life; they always know how to cheer me up.
The bottom line is to be a better human and be nice to people. We humans already have enough going on in our lives.