How we treat others says the most about us.
Read that sentence again and let it stay with you for a while. Before you open your mouth, swap places in your head and think about how you'd feel hearing what you were about to say. If that thought comes too late, don't just shrug it off. Take a step and make it right.
When I met up with a school friend after many years, the first thing he did was apologize for calling me an idiot the last time we'd seen each other. We stopped talking after that. I didn't even remember it, but it looks like it had been eating at him somewhere deep down. The bad things someone says about us don't necessarily stay with us.
It's not about being Mr. Nice Guy to everyone all the time. It's good to have your own opinion and stand up for what you believe when you need to. It's about not being a jerk to the receptionist because something wasn't taken care of or sorted out the way you wanted. Be nice and smile, and you'll get a lot more done in life.
Take a good look at who you spend your time with. Look at your crowd and the kind of energy it gives off. Does it keep chewing over the same problems and never change anything in life?
Find yourself a girl who's naturally nice. It'll help the two of you get through the harder times. Life's not worth staying with someone by force, just because you've gotten used to it or you're afraid of being alone.
That's Madzia in the photo, the most bubbly girl I've ever met. Very empathetic, but also seriously feisty. It's impossible not to like her. She can light up any face, even the most worn-out one. She can also sense sadness in a stranger at a milk bar, walk over, cheer them up and offer a hug.
It's hard to build a happy marriage if you married an unhappy person.