A few nights ago my friends and I were discussing how other people might describe us. Those keywords others choose to identify our personalities though they seem complimentary can sometimes rub us the wrong way. My best friend stated that he hated being described as "nice" in other words, nice in terms of boring. Can someone tell me when did we decide that nice was actually a bad thing? I blame the Fonz! Maybe James Dean? I don't know but as much as I hate the weight that word carries I realized that I hated to be described that way too.
But would it really be so bad to be nice? I say we can all stand to be a little nicer. I being the first person to admit that I can be a little harsh when initially meeting people and should probably soften up a bit. I think in this world we fear being nice as it's seen as "weak" or "uncool." and maybe if the connotation of boring or lame wasn't attached to the word we'd all try to be a little nicer. Talk to the new girl, help old ladies cross the street and what have you. I think I'm going to start living my life with the "It's cool to be square." mentality. Maybe this way I'll make more friends?
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