Be Considerate Consider for others and consider for yourself By Mo2

I live in Vancouver, and depending on whom you speak to, we are the best city in the world. Although we have been ranked first in the world before, that means very little if you live here and can’t see it. Being considerate is something I try to strive for in everyday life. Don’t overwhelm others, try to give way and don’t be pushy. Those are just some of the elements that I think are essential to getting along with most people.

Even in a city like Vancouver that has many amazing people, sometimes you think that you’re in a different place. Being considerate is the last thing on people’s minds as they speed through the lanes on their way home. Being considerate is the last thing on people’s minds when they are in a rush and don’t have time to think even about themselves. So when should you be considerate?

Being Considerate
Trying to be considerate isn’t being considerate. It needs to be natural and you shouldn’t have to strain yourself to go out of your way to think about others. When you see someone in trouble, instead of snickering at him or her, offer a hand. Even if they don’t accept it, at least you tried and you have something to feel better about. As a start try and do one thing each day to help others. It doesn’t matter what your race, sex, marital status, income, or education is. People, who don’t care, don’t care. I’ll give one example of a situation where I don’t see too many considerate people.

Driving
Driving is dangerous. Not because I’m a bad driver, although some might argue differently, but because there are other drivers that seem to see the need to drive 94km/h in a city zone. To couple that these drivers often cut through lanes that others are patiently waiting in and not only increase the danger but make others angry and add to the horrifying situation of driving. It is very easy to make someone angry, but can take a lot more effort to bring him or her back to neutral.

Aggressive drivers are all over the place and as I wrote in my Saving Money on Gas article it isn’t really helping them at all. First they waste gas, they agitate others and finally they often aren’t saving much time. The problem is one of these days these drivers have a much larger chance to cause an accident and could possibly take the life of another innocent driver. I guess for nutcase drivers, there’s something to think about before even throwing the word “considerate” at them.

Arguments
Obviously, I’m a little bitter and I admit that. I don’t like to argue and if it can be avoided I avoid any confrontation. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve written my share of nasty letters and made sure people apologize verbally, but that doesn’t mean that I confront every wrongdoing possible. There are compromises for everything we do and arguing isn’t always the answer.

Mo2 Thinks
The problem is, those of you that are actually spending the time to read this, and I thank you for that, are considerate. You actually care about others and take the time to understand what others are feeling. Not all the time but as much as you can. So why am I writing this article? I don’t write my articles to preach something and make everyone think alike, I write my articles because I want people think about these topics and construct their own opinions.

Being considerate can have a different meaning for every person. But generally we all have similar ideas. No one enjoys it when they’re being yelled, honked, glared, and snickered at. We all have emotions and even the people that you think are the toughest can actually be quite sensitive.

I’m not a perfect person and realize that I probably never will be. But I feel that if I can make one stranger smile everyday, then that’s worth living for. With half the population of the world soon to be living in cities, we need to start thinking about others. Cities are the worst place to live. Sure it can be fun but at the same time it can be enormously draining. We shouldn’t be living to do better than others, we should be living to help one another and make our planet a little easier to live.

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