alex noble
May 2008 
NOTES: Being Nice
Posted on May 29th, 2008
by 
AlexNoble
AlexNoble
Our culture places a premium on "being nice," and this leads to a lot of falsity, fakery and insincerity. How often do I step aside from an honest response in order to be nice? How often do I deprive another of my honest and heartfelt response, in order to be seen as nice? I wonder, as I watch myself now in awkward situations, if any genuine good is ever done by failing to be true to my real feelings. While it takes discipline, courage and self-awareness to risk being seen as a "not nice" person, surely there is a benefit in being able to be authentic in the moment, if this is done with love and integrity. There is freedom in knowing that while I do not always have to be "nice," I can always be loving and truthful.
Alex Noble
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