Getting along with others

I was taking a cab back from JB City Square (near JB's CIQ) and the driver is a Malay. He looks tired initially and sorta disinterested. Thus, I started asking him, 'Sudah makan? dah buka puasa' ? He replied ' Ya, dah makan'. Then, silence prevailed. After a few minutes later while he was turning a corner to another road, a motorbike was trying to overtake him on the left but unable and started to horn him. He began to talk about this fella on his dangerous biking and instead of cutting him from the right, the biker tried to overtake from the left, despite the little space the biker had. And, thus we started a long conversation of around 30 minutes and this taxi driver slowly began to lit up. And, when I reached my home, he looks so brightens up after our conversation about dangerous driving, Hari Raya holidays, Politics, his home state, Terengganu and he was so friendly and thanked me and wish me well after I paid him. I hope he will had a good night shift!

I always felt that human beings are complicated beings but as long as you are willing to be friendly, helpful, nice, no ill intentions and etc, even though, it may takes time, eventually the person will like you. This is not trying to win someone's favour but rather to create and maintain good relationships and eventually things will be easier with each other, especially in work. Some folks takes longer time to earn your trust while some will click easily with you.

Though, I'm not an extrovert or outspoken, I do have a lots of experience dealing with different type of personalities and so far, usually successful in creating a good working relationships with them.Some have even became my good friends. I remembers I befriended an Indian national and we almost like buddies, went for bowling, badminton, movies and etc. Anyway, he's back in India now and doing very well as a Director. He's not difficult but I cannot imagine befriending someone who's differ in culture, education, diet, interest and etc etc... However, both of us are open minded and I learn a few indian cuisines from him while he's trying out bak kut teh, dim sum, sushi during some of our  lunches.

What I'm trying to share is, human beings can be complicated beings but no matter how ferocious or difficult someone is, as long as you do not have ill intentions, you guys can be friends. Of course, there are times when someone needed to be alone, thus do not disturb them and let them settled their issues. After all, everyone has their ups and down.
  
Mark 12:30-31 (New International Version)
³⁰Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
³¹The second is this: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.'There is no commandment greater than these."

Have a great weekend!