I’m a good person. Good things happen to good people. I was brought up to treat others as I want them to treat me. So far it’s working out quite well for me.
Over the last couple of months, my brother has been dealing with a guy who has ripped him off after a deal that has gone sour on Facebook. The guy has changed his story multiple times and has bounced between friendly and abusive.
Life doesn’t suck…
because I’m a good person
Today it’s come to a head when we found out that multiple people have had similar dealings with the guy. Someone suggested contacting the police. Because multiple people had been scammed or ripped off by him my brother decided to have a chat with the police and see if there was anything they could do. Turns out they know of the guy and already have a file on him.
This made me think how grateful I am that I’m a good person and all of this is foreign to me. For example, I’ve never scammed or ripped someone off. Because of this, I don’t need multiple Facebook pages as this guy has. This means I don’t have to keep up with which lies I have told and who I’ve told them to. The truth is much easier than a lie.
We weren’t brought up with religion. Our parents just taught us good values. One of the main values that was repeated often was “treat others as you would like them to treat you”. I was a bit cynical about this going through school. This was because it was all good and well to treat someone well, but some kids weren’t playing by these rules.
These kids would walk all over you because they weren’t worried about how you were going to treat them. They would take advantage of you being nice. This was most likely due to a difference in upbringing.
I’m very fortunate and highly grateful that I have been brought up like this and that I am a good person. This makes life a lot smoother and leaves me with a clear conscience.
Current gratitude streak: 67 days
Did you miss my post from yesterday? Read it here Gratitude, Day 66: I’m grateful for early nights