the ten commandments of human relations

1.Speak to people- There is nothing as nice as a cheerful word of greeting.

2. Smile at people- It takes seventy-two muscles to frown and only fourteen to smile.

3. Call people by name- Music to anyone's ears is the sound of his/her own name.

4. Be friendly and helpful.

5. Be cordial.-Speak and act as if everything you do is genuinely a pleasure, and if it isn't, learn to make it so.

6. Be generous with praise and cautious with criticism.

7. Be genuinely interested in people.- You can like almost everybody if you try.

8. Be considerate with the feelings of others.  There are usually three sides to a controverys: yours, the other fellow's, and the right one.

9. Be alert to serve.- What counts most in life is what we do for others.

10. Add to this a good sense of humor, a dash of humiilty, and a big dose of patience, and you will be rewareded many times over through life.

(Adapted from the Bible Tract Bulletin)