I once heard a great line that I make a point of remembering all the time.
“Everyone is the hero of their own story.”
In case you don’t get it, it means (except for those with real self-esteem issues) very few people go around thinking, ‘You know, I am a jerk. I treat other people really lousy.’ When differences occur between people, we tend to think, ‘I am in the right, and the other person is in the wrong.’ I am reminded of this from my experiences growing up in the restaurant business. You see some doozy people waiting table, but then, I would be in some store, doing something boneheaded, and in a moment of insight, I would realize, I am being one of those customers.
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