Today I got a beautiful thank you note in the mail from a friend. I admit, I don't usually take thank you's to this level, but it was really nice. It's not so much that I want to be appreciated as I want to know you aren't out of your fucking mind and we can be/continue to be friends. The number of people inhabiting the Earth that don't say "it," frightens me. No extra points for enthusiasm. A straight-faced monotone "thank you" is fine. An email. It doesn't even have to be timely. I'm not talking about going OD like a "thanx for the add" on a social network.
It may seem trite but, repeatedly not saying "thank you," is very telling. It shows a lack of "thoughtfulness" and for me it triggers thoughts of the potential harm that not thinking of others can cause. These are people, nice or not, that I don't feel safe building with. It's being entitled and not being civil. You're disrespecting the person who was trying to make your life a little better. I got plenty o' flaws but frankly, I am often much more comfortable with blatant self-importance than thoughtlessness. It could be just because I relate more. Or maybe b/c thoughtlessness is arrogance squared? #Idon'tfronothingatall.
This rant might just be for me and you. B/c I've realized, these people have no idea how they affect others. Knowing your flaws is liberating. Be your own Moses.
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