Theme of the Week?

I experienced more disrespectful folks today, yes, they were young (teens actually). It seems that they believe that it is okay to be mean to someone, perhaps shun them from a group, because they are different. How does that work exactly? Can someone say... I believe in this (insert belief) then it is okay for me to treat you with disrespect because you are that (insert individuality)? I thought that if you believe in something and that belief dictates that you be nice to everyone, it means everyone, not just the ones that you chose to be nice to, right? Am I way out to lunch here? Is there actually teaching that support only being nice to the chosen ones?
I dream of a perfect world, one where we all accept each other, celebrate our differences and treat everyone equally. My plan.... treat everyone with the degree of respect that I would like to be treated regardless of how they treat me. I believe that I can change the world, one person at a time. I know  that this is the root of our Acts of Kindness project and I am not just plugging the program. It really does work! If you start out each day with the plan of treating everyone (even the grumpy ones) with pleasantness and respect, imagine how much better our world would be, or how much better you would feel after being nice all day? It really does work, it can make tough times easier to handle. :)

Sifu Robyn Kichko
http://mantismantle.blogspot.ca/