On Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:21:26 -0800, Darren New <dne### [at] sanrrcom> wrote:

>Jim Holsenback wrote:
>> I like it when everyone wins!
>
>It's amazing how much better everything goes when you treat other people 
>like people. Sadly, our brains tend to be wired poorly for treating 
>strangers like people. Apparently, about 100 to 150 people is the most that 
>you can actually care about and treat as if they're humans before you start 
>treating people like exchangable parts only of interest to the extent they 
>affect your life.

Years ago when I was working in a summer holiday job I met a guy called Sam. Who
every time he met someone, he looked genuinely pleased to see them. I was so
impressed by his demeanour that I have always tried to emulate him. It makes
life easier to start off on a good footing. And one of my maxims in life is
"people are people". It is not easy as I have a quite combative nature. The
phrase "He would start a fight in an empty house" could have been written with
me in mind. :)
-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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