Thursday, November 30, 2006
being good and being nice aren't the same thing
nothing in my life is really prompting this topic, but for some reason it’s on my mind.
but basically, this is a conversation my friends had some time ago. my friends (at least the ones i’m referencing right now) aren’t necessarily nice people, but they’re good people.
for example: being a teacher, i’m trying to figure out how to do the right thing. this doesn’t necessarily make me nice to the students - in fact, it most often makes me the “enemy” because i’m urging (or requiring) them to do something they’d rather not do. but i figure it’s in their best interest and i’m trying to help them make the most out of their lives. see… being good, but not being nice to them.
in fact, i would say nice is not that nice of a description. you don’t really wanna be the nice guy, or the nice girl. at least, i’ve heard guys say that they’re tired of being the “nice guy”.
so… i guess, being good and being nice aren’t the same thing.
there’s more to that thought, but it’ll have to wait till later. i’ve just been thinking about the “right” thing to do and i haven’t quite put my finger on that one, but i’ve at least semi-defined or separated “good” from “nice”.... how do you think “right” figures into that?