I agree with you.  My job is to be kind, civilized, compassionate and loving toward all.
Regardless of how they treat me or anyone else.


 I still have enough hippie in me to embrace such ideas as the Beatles' song,
"All You Need Is Love."

LAx, I'm sorry that you think those are empty phrases.

To me, they are as full as the heart of the person who speaks them.

If a person is nosy or cynical,  the problem belongs to them, not to me.
Avoiding bitterness and revenge is a good path to enlightenment.

And if the loving platitudes seem corny and shallow, that's fine.  I will still cherish them forever.