ksagarsee

I am frequently surprised when someone is a jerk. Some would call me naive, but I usually assume that people are nice and either want my help, or want to help me. Normally I am correct in my assumption. I have a loving wonderful wife, I have a great family, terrific friends, and excellent coworkers; so there really aren’t jerks in the circles I spend time in. When I come across someone that treats me like like crap, I get confused and upset. Here are some things I need to refer back to frequently to put things in perspective:

• Not everyone is like me. While I try to see the best in others, they might not do the same. Don’t expect people to respond the way I do.
• I don’t know their life. I don’t know what they’re going through that may have caused them to react the way they did. There’s a good chance they’re mad at something totally different, and I just happened to be available to dump on.
• They need Jesus. Almost as much as I do. Remember that I’m here to show them love, even if they don’t show it to me. Jesus did.
• I stand in the way. People are angry and hurt and are used to running in to other angry and hurt people. I’m different. When others run into me, I want them to see something different than they are used to. I have the chance to affect, on some days, more than 50 people who call expecting to be treated poorly when they need computer help; and when they get me, I want to break their expectations.
• No matter what happens, I get to go home to a loving wife, and a beautiful baby who love me and are excited to see me when I walk through the door.

This is just an initial list. There’s a lot more I need to remember with this stuff,but it gets me started and helps me take perspective. Maybe it will help you too.

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