As a human, we're not perfect. But we want to be perfect. Perfection is everything for some people. For me, I would rather be a better person than perfect person. Because perfection is God's. Today I was searching on
Thought Catalog and I found this great article by Chelsea Fagan for people who seek perfection or want to be a better person. So here's 24 Ways To Be A Better Person :
1. Look at yourself in the mirror every morning before you
go out the door and give yourself at least one compliment that you actually
believe — even if it has nothing to do with your body. Even “Your sweater looks
nice today!” will work.
2. Give friends real, squeezy hugs when you greet them and
tell them that you’re happy to see them.
3. Make an effort to be especially polite and kind to people
you talk to throughout the day for mundane, work-or-errand-oriented things. Try
to make the interaction as pleasant as possible, even if the content is boring.
4. Speak clearly and articulately when you want to get a
point across, making sure to illuminate your ideas well. If it seems like
someone is not understanding what you’re saying, try and help them understand
in a kind way, without making them feel like they’re stupid for not getting it.
5. If you don’t understand something, ask. Don’t let the
conversation move forward without you being on board because you’re embarrassed
to admit that you didn’t understand the first time around. Remember that there
is nothing wrong with asking nicely to repeat something.
6. Give up your seat on the subway.
7. Allow the little acts of rudeness that people enact on
you throughout the day to serve mostly as a reminder not to do them yourself.
If someone lets a door slam in your face, for example, take a deep breath and
hold the door with a smile for the next person.
8. Try to waste as little as possible when it comes to
everyday activities. Use fewer paper towels, turn off lights, recycle.
9. If you’re going to hang out at someone’s house, pick
something up on the way there that you know you can enjoy together — even if
it’s just a little pack of cookies. Get used to not showing up empty-handed.
10. Offer to help someone if you know they have something
like a move coming up and you’re available, so they don’t feel like they have
to burden you by asking.
11. Keep secrets.
12. Take the extra moment to actually put something back on
the shelf you got it from if you decide you no longer buy it. Get out of the
habit of just leaving your unwanted items on a random shelf for someone else to
deal with.
13. Always be clean and respectful when using a public
restroom, instead of making a mess for both the custodian and the person who
follows you.
14. Offer to help someone at work if they look like they’re
having a really hard time doing their job of late — you never know what’s going
on at home, and even just bringing them a cup of coffee in the morning when
they don’t have time to get one themselves could be a huge help.
15. Treat someone when you’re going out once in a while
instead of always splitting the check — people will end up reciprocating,
sometimes right when you need it the most.
16. If you sense that someone in your group is having
financial problems, offer to do things with them that are affordable instead of
making them awkwardly decline every invite.
17. Hang out with a friend when they are feeling really down
and ask them what they want to do. If they want to just chill out and watch a
movie, let them put on their favorite one.
18. Donate to the homeless around you once in a while. Offer
to buy them a meal, or give your spare change, or bring them a cup of coffee
when it’s cold.
19. Make more of an effort to talk to and learn from your
elders.
20. Call your parents.
21. In conversation, ask a more specific question than “how
are you?” so that they are more inclined to give a real answer. Ask them what
the coolest thing they’ve done lately is, or what’s new at work, or what movie
they want to see and why.
22. Tell people when you like them, and remember that being
rejected is not the end of the world.
23. Be kind when you reject people.
24. Go out of your way to do something nice at least once a
day, in a way that may never prove beneficial to you in the long run. Even if
you just let someone go ahead of you in line when they are pressed for time,
it’s worth the tiny bit of effort it takes to do.
