The Way We Treat Others

How we treat others says a lot about our character and one of my favorite examples comes from a 1950 Jimmy Stewart movie called Harvey.  It’s a rather peculiar story about a man who has large white rabbit for a friend and whose family insists he be committed to the local asylym.  This scene demonstrates some of the tension among the characters and their differing interests, but also demonstrates how Stewart’s character (Edward P. Dowd) is able to diffuse the tense situations with unashamedly demonstrating love and kindness.

I love how he tells the woman that she makes the flower look beautiful!  How often do we compliment our wives on what they wear as though the clothes made them?  Isn’t it really the other way around?

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