[–] DorothyMantooth 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That is exactly how I see it, though I've never expressed it so well myself. And I absolutely think that when you find people who respond the way you do to life's little emergencies, that's a good way to judge their character and how well you'll "mesh" as friends--especially people who can take a situation in which you might have felt awful but instead they made you feel okay or even good about it. Those are good people. Someone who responds that way is someone you can trust, IMO, whereas people who make you feel bad about a mistake or use it as an excuse to snipe at you are people you cannot (assuming you responded the way you did, and not like the pig in your story who gorged herself and then pretended to need the bathroom).
You never know what someone is going through or what kind of day they've had. When I'm in a bad mood I sometimes challenge myself to be as nice as possible to other people, as patient with them as possible--not only because I just prefer to be that sort of person, but because it often puts me in a better mood, too. Lol, of course, this is all getting far too kind and gentle for fph. :-) {{hug}}