Have you noticed that the question "how are you today" has turned into a nicety? It's a polite thing to ask and you always answer that you are fine, okay, all right, or some other generic "okay" response.
What would happen if people suddenly started responding honestly? It doesn't matter if you know the person or not, just imagine if you started replying with how you feel.
Person 1 "Hi, How are you today?"
Person 2 "I feel like shit, I'm depressed and I have diarhea."
Person 1 .........
Person 1 would not know how to respond to that. How much you want to bet that you'd get something like "uh huh, that's nice." LOL
I'm not saying you have to say everything that's wrong with you. If I did that, I'd be answering all day. lol I guess I'm just saying that the question is not just a nice thing to ask. If you ask the question, be prepared for the answer. You may be shocked that somebody doesn't give you the generic answer. If they do give the generic answer, it doesn't mean that they are really fine. They could be giving the short and "polite" answer.
Think about it. What effect on the world would it have if somebody gave an honest answer? What effect on that person's world could it have if you show that you not only heard them, but listened to them.
The world you change could be your own.
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Ya do what George Carlin used to say. You answer "I'm not unwell thank you" or, my personal favorite "Decaying at the usual rate. Yourself?" :)
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