About being nice

I think much is lost when we're not being good with the people around us. A smile doesn't cost anything, and it goes a long way. It's the same for a good word, a compliment, or a simple encouragement. It doesn't cost anything. Ok, maybe some people don't actually know how to do it, but it requires some practice if you're not used to it. Step one: take a deep breath and think something nice about yourself while holding a hand on your heart. Now, exhale slowly and let that thought go out with the exhale. On the next inhale, tell yourself this: I am a human being capable of love; exhale, inhale again in a relaxed manner and say: May I be happy. Then say, May my family be happy. May my friends be happy. May all the people I know be happy; May all the people in my country be happy; May all people on earth be happy. Try to picture these groups of people, and yourself too, as one of them with each sentence.