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hophopjulien · 4 years

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Dear Neil, I am a horrible person. How to be kinder, please?

Sometimes I suspect we are all horrible people. Or at least, we are human people. Same thing. We are impatient, judgmental, irritating and irritated, grumpy, easily offended and the rest of it.

So how to be kinder if it doesn’t come naturally?

Fake it.

Fake it a little bit at a time.

Because there isn’t actually any difference between doing something nice for someone because you are naturally saintly and perfect, and doing something nice for someone because you are secretly demonic and trying to cover it up. It’s still an act of kindness either way, and you still made their lives better.

Smile at people. Say hullo. Ask about their lives. Remember what they’ve told you about their lives. Do small things to try and help them. (They will not know you are horrible, do not worry. They will just perceive that you are helping.)

Give people the benefit of the doubt. Remember that it’s more often stupidity to blame than evil, that everyone can screw up (including you) and what’s important is learning from that.

Think “What would an actually kind person do now?” – and do that. Don’t beat yourself up when you fail. Just be as kind to yourself as you will be to others – even if you have to fake that.

And good luck.

#neil gaiman #good omens

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hophopjulien · 5 years

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adult emailing culture is overthinking how polite you sound and forgetting to send the attachments

#haha true

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how do you think Alec hardy is doing these days

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#love this #broadchurch

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by kertipahk

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Chinese voice cast of Spirited Away cosplay for promotional photos ahead of Spirited Away’s first ever Chinese cinema release this month on 21st June 2019. Also pictured beautiful new posters designed for the release.

#spirited away

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