Dear Editor,
My father always used to tell us that “experience is the best teacher, if not of the best teachers.”
Someone sent me a video on WhatsApp which reminded me of my father.
Dear Editor, I have written another letter to you, but I think that this should make a greater impact.
I have decided to put it black on white in order that for those persons who are not so well versed with cell-phones, it can be clipped out and saved. The other letter can wait. Here we go.
A young man who appeared to be frustrated posted the following:
“Sorry to say this, but being a good person does not get you love. It gets you used.”
An older man, and so to see, a much more experienced person, with a white beard, read that post and gave the young man this advice.
“My dear brother, I totally understand what you’re saying, but let us look at this from a different perspective.
“Before we decide to throw away those ‘good qualities’, let us define ‘Good’.
“A good person is kind, but not gullible
“A good person shows respect, but expects respect in return A good person will lift you up, but will not tolerate you pulling him down A good person can have a good heart. That does not mean that he is passive.
“A good person would tell another person, regardless of who he is ,what he needs to hear and not necessarily what he wants to hear.
“A good person, just like anyone else, has standards, he has goals and he sets boundaries. Whenever you cross them, he will check you.
“A good person will look out for you, but he has no problem saying ‘no.’
“A good person has patience, but that does not mean that he is going to let you
take his kindness for weakness.
“So just because a person is good, that does not mean that he is going to put up with nonsense.
“Love you, brother.”
Russell A. Simmons
