Phone Screensaver Quote

I have decided to give myself some words to live by as my screensaver on my phone.

In school I was always a fan of my Moral Philosophy lessons, particulatrly studying greek philosophers such as Plato , Socrates, Aquinas, Aristotle etc......

I re-read a book the other day that I had from the lesson and one line in particular caught my eye, it was the only line in the whole book that I had highlighted and it simply said

"Be Kind. For Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle"

So this is now on my phone. I think there is great truth in it, no one else really knows anyone else's circumstances and until you do you cannot possibly understand, so maybe a simple smile can make someone's day, a nice gesture no matter how big or small can make a difference. Its worth thinking about

For example, I completely bemused my work mate last week. In work I brought a scratchcard, and I have previously before but I have always made the deal with myself that as a nice gesture if it is over the cost of the card then I share it with whoever I am on break with. Usually I go with the same two people - the same person on a sunday and the same on a thursday. Well this week when I brought one I was on break with another staff member called Luke - who Ive worked with a good few years now. Well my scratch card won me £15, which I split into £7.50 and when I walked back to the staff room I put his share on the table and said it was his.
He looked confused and puzzled at me, told me I was a bit odd but accepted it after me telling him what I liked to do.
It made his day and it was something unexpected. A simple gesture like that can brighten someones mood though and I think that is something nice we should all try and do for each other.

Im a huge believer in the whole 'pay it forward' idea as well but thats another post.