got this short story from my lovely fiancée. it's really good reminder for all of us that we shouldn't let anybody interfere our feeling and the way we act. this is something that i really lack of for my personal development. here the story goes...
thanks fiancée to share this beautiful story and always remind me to be a better person, lucky to have someone to grow and develop each other, love you! i will try to improve myself to be a better person.
"one day, two friends went to a book stall to buy books and magazines. happen to be the seller serving really bad. his face and attitude was unhappy, sullen, and rude. the first person was clearly annoyed receive such services. surprisingly, the second person still enjoy, even being polite to the sellers. upon their shopping; the first man asked his friend, "hey. why are you being polite to seller who really sucks?" his friend replied, "well, why should i let him determine how i act? we are the determinant of our lives, not others'. "but he served us with terrible", argued the first; he was still upset and complaining. "yes, that's his problem. he wants to be rude, bad mood, provide bad service, or whatever, yet it has not get something to do with ourself. if we are get affected, thus we let him control and influence our lives. in fact it is we who are responsible for ourself ". our actions are often influenced by the actions of others to us. if someone do a bad thing, we will respond with things even worse. if they are rude, we will no longer be polite as well. if someone stingy to us, we were originally a generous guy able to suddenly change into stingy when we having to deal with them. think about it. why should our actions be influenced by others? why in order to be nice, we have to wait to be treated well by someone else first? keep your mood and feeling! do not let someone else's bad attitude to us to determine how we act! choose to continue to be nice and to do well, even if it we're not receive something nice. "winner of life" is those who remain cool in hot weather, who remains sweet in a very bitter place, who remain feel humble even if he's been great, and remain calm even in the middle terrific storm..."
thanks fiancée to share this beautiful story and always remind me to be a better person, lucky to have someone to grow and develop each other, love you! i will try to improve myself to be a better person.