Just be nice. Please.

Just Be a Nice Human

Somewhere along the way, being kind has become optional. Like it’s a personality trait instead of a baseline requirement of how you should treat people. It’s not.

Just be a nice human.

It shouldn’t be radical.

Raise kind, respectful, and accepting kids. And lead by example.

Show them humbleness. Not somebody who believes the world owes them something, that they’re better than everybody else. Just raise kids who know how to treat people like people—especially when they’re different, uncomfortable, or inconvenient. Show them how to do this.

Mind your business.

Not everything needs your opinion. Not every situation needs a villain. And yet, that’s where we have landed as a culture. Everyone is the bad guy—including the victim. We’ve trained ourselves to believe that everyone is always out to get us, that every interaction is an attack, that every disagreement is certainly malice.

It’s exhausting.

Mark Manson talks about this in The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fck*. His point is simple but uncomfortable: most people live in 2 extremes. Believing that the world is out to get them and they’re constantly under attack, or they believe they’re on top of the world and everyone else is in the way. There’s no middle ground. No humility. No humanity.

Both mindsets are toxic.

If you think the world is always against you, you live in defense mode—angry, suspicious, ready to fight non-existent battles. If you think you’re always winning, you stop listening, stop learning, and stop caring how your actions are affecting others. Neither leaves room for any kind of empathy.

Believe the best in people. Or at least stop assuming the worst. Most people aren’t masterminds plotting against you. Nobody is spending that much time obsessing over how they can ruin your day. They’re just tired, flawed, normal humans trying to get through their own day.

You don’t have to agree with everyone. You don’t have to like everyone. But you should want to choose decency.

Kindness isn’t flashy. It doesn’t get applause. But it shapes people, softens homes, and builds community.

The mental toll of constant negativity is heavy. Carrying that much resentment and suspicion hardens you. It steals your peace. It shows your kids that fear and judgment are normal ways to move through the world.

So stay in your lane.

Pause before reacting.

Lead with humility instead of outrage.

The world doesn’t need more people convinced they’re under attack or putting themselves on a pedestal.

It needs more good humans. Simple.

And that starts with how we live every day.