It has finally dawned upon moi — trust no one, and be nice to no one, unless you have good reason to. You can be polite of course. But nice…I would ask you to wait a wee bit before extending niceties to the average Jo.
Even if people seem nice, ask yourself very objectively: are their sucking up because I am cool, rich, powerful or attractive?
I have seen suck-ups at work, masterfully taking their art to another level, and those on the receiving end feeling pleased as punch one minute, rude and ruthless, the next .
It’s almost as if people don’t have faith in their own ability to be interesting or successful. But of course, you can’t hold any of this against people, because as the good Lord once said, ‘Forgive them for they know not what they do’.
But there is a silver lining. If people genuinely like you, expect the world from them.
written with alot of passion