A Spot of Bother

"And it occurred to him that there were two parts to being a better person. One part was thinking about other people. The other part was not giving a toss about what other people thought."

"Perhaps the secret was to stop looking for greener grass. Perhaps the secret was to make the best of what you had."

Mark Haddon
A Spot of Bother

Two short poignant paragraphs summarise the whole book about relationships with your loved ones, and just about summarise the way to live your life with others. Even if your loved ones are full of flaws. The cliché but perfectly true statement: Nobody is perfect afterall.

Afterall, we are often lamenting about others' faults. How often have we pointed out our own misdeeds? Probably the situation got to a lamentable stage because we did not put in the effort to improve it in the first place. Offer your hand first, for the clap to take place.