“Be good to good people” is one of my favorite philosophies. But sometimes, it’s hard to tell.[/quote]
Interesting.
It seems to me that the philosophy that I frequently see being followed is more like, “be good to people who have pleasant personalities.”
When you first meet someone, that’s usually all you have to go on. But later on, when you get to know someone, it still seems to hold. I know people who are funny and sociable but who are mean or dishonest or conniving. I know people who are awkward and not smooth or sociable but who have great integrity, are very nice, honorable and unselfish. The former are, almost without exception, treated better than the latter.
The former’s transgressions are quickly forgotten about or glossed over. While the latter’s gaffes are talked about, exaggerated, or blown out of proportion.
