What’s the point of being a good person if you can be an asshole, take advantage of good people, and still get what you want? Why do jerks get the rewards while the good guys have to move along and accept life and all its inconveniences? Maybe there are no benefits to being a good person…
We closed the coffee shop early and it was met with some backlash from customers. Most were courteous, said “No worries”, and moved along. There was however, one particular customer who acted maliciously.
It was a response full of anger, annoyance, blame, and many other negative synonyms. They weren’t happy because they were told we closed at 4, on this day we closed at 1 for staffing complications, so they expressed their discontent.
Why is it that this person can spit hatred at us for a simple inconvenience, be incredibly rude, but then receive incredibly kind customer service from other people in the store? Why does the Bad Guy receive the benefits while the Good Guys receive nothing?
If it were up to me, I would’ve gladly given free coffee to all the customers who kindly understood our conundrum and chose to walk away gracefully. Their simple act of moving along made our lives easier and for that, we were grateful. But they got nothing – the one rude person did. So what’s the point of being a Good Guy if the Bad Guy got what they wanted?
There has to be some underlying, long-term benefit to being good. Something to do with increased cortisol levels in the veins of Bad Guys which causes health complications not shown in Good Guys. I hope there are benefits to being a good person, something that makes continuously moving past inconveniences worthwhile.
To me, it feels better to be good. There’s no tightness in my chest, somersaults in my stomach, shortness of breath, or later regret. Acceptance of fate, while difficult initially, makes me stronger and more resilient. So little hate, anger, and negativity within me is freeing. It has to be better, right?
Bad Guys don’t always get what they want, it may just seem like they do. Even if they’re able to take advantage of the Good Guy and get what they want, the Good Guy wins because they were the better person. They stepped up and helped someone even though they may not have wanted to. That takes immense strength that not many people possess.
Be a Good Guy. We’ll win the battle in the end.
January 11, 2022
