be the elephant you want to see in the room
this post was submitted on 07 Apr 2026
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The doctor told me I need to lose 10 lbs. Now you're telling me I need to be an elephant. I don't know whose advice I should be taking.
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all that you can be
in the ARMY
the better way to express it would be to spell ‘were’ instead of ‘where’
“Be the adult you needed when you were younger” is my version.
This is a much better version. Thank you for this, I’m going to use it.
Yes, but "people" must include oneself as well. Else it just becomes another people-pleaser mantra.
The old "do unto others' maxim. I agree.
"Treat people how you wish to be treated " is mine
I feel this is bigger than most people realize.
How many times has an improvement to society been suggested and "Well, I never had that, so why should others?" pops up, and something that could help a lot of people just gets tossed aside because somebody wants everyone to suffer as they have.
My sense is that a lot of the people who say, “Well, I never had that, so why should others?” fail to recognize or remember the kindnesses and support they did receive. i.e.: they'll also say, "I grew up the child of a single mom on welfare - no one gave us anything." There's a specific right-winger I'm thinking of, but I can't remember his name.
Craig T. Nelson is a huge asshole.
I made a vow in my twenties: Think about how my sperm donor would handle a situation/person and do the exact opposite...
I think apart from the spelling mistake there is one logical error in it for maximum kindness. It excludes all of those people who were fortunate enough to be surrounded by kindness. If they weren't denied any kindness they're allowed to be assholes.
It's a variation on the theme of "do unto others as you would have others do unto you." "Meet all people with kindness who mean you no harm." could be a rephrasing that balances maximizing outward kindness with a necessary amount of self defense.