others

Philippians 2:4 Don't think only about your own affairs, but be interested in others, too, & what they are doing.


Have you ever noticed that if you ask people questions about their lives & how things are going, they will sit there and talk for quite some time about themselves & their stuff, especially if you listen, nod, & ask pertinent & caring questions about what the person is sharing?

But they seldom have the simple good manners to reciprocate the same level of interest in you by asking you a similar question. And if, in the rare times they actually do ask how you are, they seldom listen to you, & usually start talking about themselves & their stuff again?

Am I the only one who notices this?

And why are people like this?

Are we that incredibly self-absorbed as well as bad mannered?

Anyway, think about it - the next time someone asks you how you are doing, tell them. But also return the interest & ask them how they are - and actually listen to their answers.