People Are Made of Clay: Adapt to the Mold

[SweetHomicidalQueen]

I would like to share something with you, something I feel I need to.

I want to say, I believe people are made of clay. From the moment they're born, people are soft and malleable. As they grow older in life, there are three options with this clay. You can either continue to add softness to them, more soft moldable clay, by being nice, caring, and understanding. They'll be their own person, but you'll be helping to create them into a specific type of person.

Or you have the option of hardening them. You know the saying "fighting fire with fire"? Well if you use fire, harsh words, bullying, etcetera, then they'll harden into the person they are, having a hard shell that can crack only with force.

Or you can find a soft middle. You can be kind and honest, but you won't take any shit from them. They'll learn to harden where they need to, and they'll be soft where they need to be.

I view people as little molds of clay, and some people are harder than others. If someone is hardened completely, I try to understand why. If someone is soft and vulnerable, I'll do my best to protect them from becoming something so infallibly negative and hard.

I try to treat people with softness, adding to them characterization and positive thoughts, being nice to them and being honest (even if the truth may be "mean", I try to say it kindly). I try to see people as clay, because it allows me to treat someone the way I should. Some people need to harden in some aspects, and some people need to soften. Those who're hard but try to soften will always have a hard layer to them, but that doesn't mean they're completely opaque.

Now, I know how you guys are so I'll say this disclaimer: I am not saying to "walk on eggshells" around everyone, nor to treat everyone the same way. People need to be treated according to their mold. You are made of clay, and you don't lose softness if you add it to someone else, you become better.

So, you know the "golden rule" right? "Treat others the way you want to be treated." Well, I try to follow something along that line. Pretend people are clay, use this analogy, and you'll see how different life will be for you and other people. :)

[HookingSwan]

:D

You will create a better world like this

Small attitudes and gestures do matter

[orphan]

there was a game on sega called clay fighters =D

[firstofhisname]

are you playing games? Are you a child?

[orphan]

@firstofhisname i did before i was a teenager. am i not allowed to recall my memory?

[SweetHomicidalQueen]

@firstofhisname what would be the problem with him playing games now anyway? as long as he didn't allow them to control his life then it wouldn't matter

[firstofhisname]

I agree with you lady.