You probably wonder what kind of story is it by looking at the title. In short this is a story of people whose attitude changes depending on who they are talking with.
Humans are so interesting. The person you know may not actually be who you think. I have people like this around me. When he is just with me, he is fine, but when another person joins, he becomes a completely different person. He does not look down on me but he does it to other people. I often see this before my very eyes. “His attitude is completely different from his attitude with me! Why?” I get shocked.
Why does this happen, the person who behaves modestly or becomes disrespectful depending on who he is talking with? It’s the same person, but changes. In most cases, they don’t know that they change. Unless they seriously focus to change this, “looking down” accidently comes out. I truly think this is not right. Because truly you cannot be changed depending on a situation. You must not change no matter who you are dealing with.
Of course you use the honorific words when you talk to older people. When you talk to small children, you might use simple words. This change is totally ok. It’s what’s inside that counts. You do not need to act in a pretentious manner. It is important that no matter who you are with, you must have gratitude for that person’s existence. You are not at all great.
When I go to a restaurant, especially in Japan, I often see people who are arrogantly ordering to the waitresses. They call them over to complain. When you see such behavior, do you think it is “not a surprise” or do you think it is “arrogant”? There is no one in this world who is your slave. As a soul, there is no top and bottom. Everyone is here to learn a different theme.
It is a pity for those who cannot respect their learning. When 2 people get together, up and down relationship occurs. Let’s not do this in any occasion. Because everyone is here to learn and we cannot live by ourselves. Why don’t we start respecting existence of other people and not looking down.