When I was younger, I occasionally participated in fund-raising activities for school or scouting. For one such activity I was selling tickets to an event with coupons attached. I received permission from a store to sell the tickets by the front door. Not everyone bought tickets and during the first hour I was rejected several times. When I became discouraged, my father gave me a key piece of advice. He said that no matter what they said or how rude they were, I should always smile and thank the people for their time.
I tried his advice, and didn't see much of a difference in the results for a while. Then a woman that had passed me as she entered the store come back out and asked to buy a ticket because she was impressed by my attitude. Because of a simple smile and thank you, she wanted to buy a ticket.
Imagine what the world would be like if everyone tried to be a little more polite, even to strangers.
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