well put maya

"Ive learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel"

~Maya Angelou

I was just reading this quote again, and thinking... initially when i first read this quote i thought only of the positive feelings people will remember. which is a good thing, to try and leave those behind with people. and then i thought that people can just as easily remember negative feelings, reinforcing in my mind the importance of avoiding leaving a legacy like that. i would not want to be remembered for having left someone feeling worse, or unhappy by virtue of my being rude, insulting or unkind. i better focus on the good. it's up to the other person as to how they receive it, but i should strive for my words and actions to be delivered with sincerity and the best of intentions.