I love to compliment people. I enjoy seeing that smile appear on their faces whenever a compliment has been passed. But when I say compliments, I mean the person. Not their clothes, not their hair, not their accessories. Because it is the person who needs that boost in confidence, that assurance that they look good especially when wearing something different, not the accessories. Yes, good taste in accessories shows that the person has a fashion sense but one do not budge in to talk about the person's clothes the moment they see them right?

Imagine this. You meet a friend after 6-7 months. Do you go "WOW! I love your dress! Where did you buy it from? Hey, your ear rings rock! which shop?" Imagine your friend doing that to you. Worse, if after all that "OOhhhs and Ahhhs" the person doesn't even bother to ask how you are. I have been in such a situation before and just recently, witnessed it happen to someone else. Thus this post - because it got me thinking.

I am not saying that we should go on a compliment spree the moment we meet a friend or family. Only say when you mean it. When you feel it in that irregular shaped thing that beats in your body. Only then, will the person feel it.

I decided since that day that I will stop complimenting people who do not seem to reciprocate that action. Childish you may think. But I beg to differ. While we should do things because we want to and not expect anything in return, lets face it, we are humans, and at times we want to have something nice said or done to us in return. You give and you receive, thats life. Even with the air we breathe in. We give out carbon dioxide to the plants to make food and they in return give us oxygen to breathe and keep alive. (I feel so wise suddenly..haha) But you get the picture right?

So try it. Go compliment someone today and feel the difference in you and see the change in them.

And then correct me if I am wrong.

I think my next post will be on sour pusses. These past two weeks have been a real eye opener. I guess am finally waking up to the REAL world. Not everything is sunshine and butterflies.