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Got this from facebook, (yes facebook) but it sounds like a nice idea, no?



Friday, March 4 at 12:00am at Everywhere we go
I have an idea... for a day of peace. Wouldn't it be amazing? Just one day in the year where we all held our tongues. A day where we ignored others' shortcomings and made a valiant effort to be kind and understanding. A day where we all got along. It's sad that we are all at a point where we should do this, but it's even sadder to know that we easily could every day, but refuse to do so. My proposition is simple: One day, March 4th, we all stick to three simple rules that will make the world a little bit more bearable. Feel free to partake in this before and long after then; the only reason I have the event set that far into the future is because I want word to spread and allow this to have as big of an impact as possible. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule #1. Say not a single unkind thing about anyone or anything. If at all possible, try not to even think a nasty thought. If we do, reflect on why it was that we thought to say it in the first place. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule #2. Show everyone we cross paths with some genuine human compassion. Be it with a smile or kind words, just spread some love. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rule #3. Make not one person the exception to the rule. Not everyone deserves to have roses thrown at their feet and have a holiday in their honor, but nobody deserves to feel alone. Reach out. Talk to someone new. Care about them, and we will be cared for in return. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please invite everyone on your friends list. Every single person, regardless of how often you talk to them, if ever at all. This can be done very simply and quickly by pasting this into your address bar and hitting enter. This will select all of your friends and you can then choose to send the invitation: There seems to be some confusion about this, so.... PLEASE ADD A PERSONAL MESSAGE TO THE INVITE TELLING THE PEOPLE TO CLICK ON THE EVENT TO SEE THE INFO. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please spread this as much as possible, and please actually attempt to do this. I know many of us will simply accept the invite with no intention to give this any genuine effort, but "Attend" anyway, not to look like a good person, but to look like we aren't a bad one. And for those of us who do that, please just remove yourself from the event. This can be big. If we all band together, well, maybe we can all start living a little bit nicer lives. Maybe this won't work for more than one day; maybe it will. I honestly don't know what will happen, but what I do know is this: if we can get at least one day of happiness and peace out of this, well, I'd more than consider that a success. This is not intended to be a "Let's be nice for one day and go back to our old ways the day after" kind of thing. It is meant to give us all a little more incentive to be better people. This isn't a hippie movement. This is just an attempt at brighting the world up a bit. If you don't like that, or if you are somehow against trying to get people to be a bit nicer to one another, well, that's just plain sad. I am not asking you to go give a convicted felon a hug. I am not asking you to change who you are or what you believe in. I am simply asking that you try to be a better person for one day. Just one. It is my intention for the attitude to be carried on for much longer, but I'm starting with one day. And if you for some reason can't seem to find it in yourself to show a little bit of human compassion, maybe you should consider what the real problem is. Nobody is asking anything of you other than a little human compassion. Just a bit of kindness. It wouldn't take a thing from you; at the least, you'd end the day with a new person you could call a friend. It wouldn't hurt you in any way; you would actually feel better. You have no reason why you cant do it. None of us do. Thank you all for your kind words, support, and enthusiasm		2011-02-01 05:51:00

Author:
Unknown User

I guarantee someone would ruin it....

What a lovely world....		2011-02-01 05:59:00

Author:
AA_BATTERY
Posts: 1117

You can usually count on the masses to be undignibly rude, it would be much too hard to reverse it/ /depressed2011-02-01 06:34:00

Author:
booXely
Posts: 654

*puts on sun glasses* I'm ready XD2011-02-01 13:11:00

Author:
moonwire
Posts: 1627

I follow rule 1 every day, but 2 and 3 are way too hard.2011-02-01 15:27:00

Author:
DeathJohnson
Posts: 57

grr...
i cannot open the spoiler...
grrr...		2011-02-01 20:30:00

Author:
unXpectiD
Posts: 1132

I find it funny how you, of all people, are posting this lol
But yes, I would try this. Unfortunately 99% of the population on Earth wouldn't.		2011-02-01 22:02:00

Author:
TheZimInvader
Posts: 3149

What do they mean one day... that's my life right there. Although, that's a lot of people's lives too.2011-02-01 22:11:00

Author:
Morgana25
Posts: 5983

I find it funny how you, of all people, are posting this lol
But yes, I would try this. Unfortunately 99% of the population on Earth wouldn't.

I'm a nice person, just not to certain people.

@Morgana; It sure is, you are the nicest person I know, nothing bad stains your tongue. Sometimes 		2011-02-02 00:58:00

Author:
Unknown User

You know, all begrudging pessimism aside, I don't care if not everyone tries; if only 30,000 do, that's 30,000 more people doing good to the world.

Very thoughtful of you posting this, Inan.		2011-02-02 01:25:00

Author:
Astrosimi
Posts: 2046

the only reason i would want to do this is because people will be nice to me i do this allmost everyday.2011-02-02 01:30:00

Author:
ktmbillyjr
Posts: 177

Send this to Egypt. Im sure they'll all gladly participate...2011-02-02 04:17:00

Author:
Mr_T-Shirt
Posts: 1477

I'm a nice person, just not to certain people.

Proud to be one of those people.

Anyways, this is just me on a really good day, or with the right people I guess, but some people just make me real mad, but everyone knows that this is going to spread pretty quickly and i'll be loved on that day, <3 so I couldn't care less either way.		2011-02-02 05:03:00

Author:
Merc
Posts: 2135

I'm a nice person, just not to certain people.

Can I be niced to if i do it 		2011-02-02 05:35:00

Author:
AA_BATTERY
Posts: 1117

Have you ever been to the UK? If you have you'll realise this won't work, everyone's too sarcastic about everything. it would be nice though 2011-02-03 12:10:00

Author:
RAWTalent
Posts: 224

I'm like that every day anyway....

Don't believe me?! Come here and say it to my face you *%?!&er!!! 		2011-02-03 12:27:00

Author:
Macnme
Posts: 1970

This is something that would just annoy the hell out of most of England. It's a nice thought, but the people that want it probably already do it and so it has to be applied to the type of people that would really have no interest in this what so ever. In fact it would probably tempt people to be even more of an ****!

Also, seriously!? I'm a bit of a hippie but this is madness!


If at all possible, try not to even think a nasty thought. If we do, reflect on why it was that we thought to say it in the first place.		2011-02-03 12:57:00

Author:
Leather-Monkey
Posts: 2266

Exactly... it's a denial of human nature... which surely isn't natural?!
Certain personality types just do not mix - and to try and force them to will just result in more friction.

I don't like the way people think we have to be walking around with a permanent grin attached to our faces. Sadness and depression are states of being just as much as happiness.
Without the bitter lows of depression, how would we know the gleefull highs of joy?

And just because people are arguing, or disagreeing with each other - it doesn't mean that they aren't getting along. Only children think that way (you said "No" to me, so you are no longer my friend!).
You can't please all of the people all of the time, as the saying goes.

Another relevant quote:
"Idealism is what precedes experience, cynicism is what follows"

It's not even a good idea in theory, let alone in practice 		2011-02-03 13:15:00

Author:
Macnme
Posts: 1970

Oh, I think I'll try that!
I think I'll do that Or attempt to do it 		2011-02-03 13:21:00

Author:
iArekusu
Posts: 402

I can't attempt to read that...2011-02-03 14:17:00

Author:
KQuinn94Z
Posts: 1758

The actual synopsis for the event is full of inconsistencies.

For instance:
"Rule #3. Make not one person the exception to the rule." & then right after: "I am not asking you to go give a convicted felon a hug"

Rule #3 fail 		2011-02-03 14:33:00

Author:
Macnme
Posts: 1970

Ahh yes the spoiler opens!
I already do those things as often as possible		2011-02-03 20:16:00

Author:
unXpectiD
Posts: 1132

@Everyone saying that's their life; I highly doubt it, maybe some days, but not all the time.

@Macnme; OK, now that I know I'm not the only one, your debates/posts are sometimes brilliant and full of thought, but quite frankly, I don't think you should post in some threads, for example, this thread. If you think it's stupid, then OK thanks for your opinion but it doesn't need to be said, you can think it all you want but it doesn't need to be posted

It's like that saying "If you have nothing nice to say, don't say anything at all." We don't need a Grinch.

This thread isn’t to voice your opinion; it’s a “Yes.” Or “No.” thread. Nothing more, nothing less.		2011-02-03 20:54:00

Author:
Unknown User

NOW...Not ONE post underneath this one right here will involve an argument with anyone on this thread (specifically Macnme), got it? Not one.
Wouldn't want this to end up like the Winnie the Pooh thread. 		2011-02-03 21:02:00

Author:
TheZimInvader
Posts: 3149

Now think... Is it better to do all that because the OP asked or be a "normal nice person" by yourself?2011-02-03 21:06:00

Author:
gdn001
Posts: 5891

Wel today, I bought a meal for a guy who shot me, gave money to the person behind me on the bus and said hello to a bunch of people who i plan to know better(have never met before)2011-02-03 21:07:00

Author:
unXpectiD
Posts: 1132

Now think... Is it better to do all that because the OP asked or be a "normal nice person" by yourself?
You can be a "normal nice person" without being nice ALL the time.
The OP is just "asking" for one day, just a single day with not one bad or rude thought or remark, and to be nice to everyone you see. Nice people (yet that has yet to be defined) aren't completely totally nice and kind and generous 24-7. We all get in a bad mood sometimes.
But I think this event is more directed to those who AREN'T nice to everyone on a daily basis. It's asking those people to just try it out for a day, see how good it makes them feel, and maybe that can change the way they are.
That's just what I think about the whole thing, though.		2011-02-03 21:14:00

Author:
TheZimInvader
Posts: 3149

You can be a "normal nice person" without being nice ALL the time.
The OP is just "asking" for one day, just a single day with not one bad or rude thought or remark, and to be nice to everyone you see. Nice people (yet that has yet to be defined) aren't completely totally nice and kind and generous 24-7. We all get in a bad mood sometimes.
But I think this event is more directed to those who AREN'T nice to everyone on a daily basis. It's asking those people to just try it out for a day, see how good it makes them feel, and maybe that can change the way they are.
That's just what I think about the whole thing, though.
I get your point, but there are hypocritical people that may even try to do this for one day, then drop it the next day because they think that they have finished it. What the OP is trying to do is good, but people don't always work that way. :/		2011-02-03 21:33:00

Author:
gdn001
Posts: 5891

I get your point, but there are hypocritical people that may even try to do this for one day, then drop it the next day because they think that they have finished it. What the OP is trying to do is good, but people don't always work that way. :/

And? It doesn't hurt to try. So what if the "nice people" want to be really nice for one day? Nobody's forcing anyone to do it.		2011-02-03 21:39:00

Author:
TheZimInvader
Posts: 3149

hmm, what if the world was to act as nice as LPBC members do for a day? That would at least be nice.
oh yeah and in reply to the op, every day man, every day.		2011-02-03 22:20:00

Author:
iLEGEND
Posts: 158

Wel today, I bought a meal for a guy who shot me, gave money to the person behind me on the bus and said hello to a bunch of people who i plan to know better(have never met before)

Your humor is very bad and stale.		2011-02-03 22:23:00

Author:
Unknown User

that was not humour.
that was what i did today.
i see nothing funny.		2011-02-03 22:35:00

Author:
unXpectiD
Posts: 1132

that was not humour.
that was what i did today.
i see nothing funny.

So you got shot, and instead of going to the hospital you bought the guy (who didn't get caught by the cops) a meal. Then you took the bus while you were bleeding, and gave the person behind you money. Then you said hello to everyone at the bus and planned to make new friends. I'm sure everyone on the bus thought it looked okay when you sat there bleeding on the bus.

Sounds like a great day to me. 		2011-02-03 22:45:00

Author:
Alec
Posts: 3871

So you got shot, and instead of going to the hospital you bought the guy (who didn't get caught by the cops) a meal. Then you took the bus while you were bleeding, and gave the person behind you money. Then you said hello to everyone at the bus and planned to make new friends. I'm sure everyone on the bus thought it looked okay when you sat there bleeding on the bus.

Sounds like a great day to me.

Or sounds like a boring person.		2011-02-03 22:48:00

Author:
Unknown User

that was not humour.
that was what i did today.
i see nothing funny.

Haven't you said you've been shot before? And tortured and pushed off a cliff and boiled in oil or something like that? So compared to all that stuff, must have been a pretty boring day, huh? 		2011-02-03 22:52:00

Author:
TheZimInvader
Posts: 3149

no, you misinterprety my post.
i was shot a months
back
i bought lunch for him today.
it just took a while to get lunch with him.
i had to wait for him to stop shouting at me when we met		2011-02-03 22:55:00

Author:
unXpectiD
Posts: 1132

O.K. ...i don't know about others but i will try this.2011-02-04 05:13:00

Author:
theswweet
Posts: 2468

This thread isn?t to voice your opinion; it's a ?Yes.? Or ?No.? thread. Nothing more, nothing less.

Well, in that case, it's a No.

I'm a walking ray of sunshine as it is 		2011-02-04 10:28:00

Author:
Macnme
Posts: 1970


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