March 17th, 2018
What Others Think And How Others Behave
We wouldn't worry so much about what other people think about us if we realized how seldom they actually do.
Like we are, they are likely thinking about themselves and the way they are perceived!
Similarly, it would mitigate a lot of suffering if we realized that the way in which people respond to us has so much more to do with them than it does about us.
This does not give us license to be jerks to others, but it does help us acknowledge that even when it seems person, it seldom ever is.
You cannot control everything others do or say to you, but you CAN control the things that YOU do and say... and THINK!
What Others Think And How Others Behave
We wouldn't worry so much about what other people think about us if we realized how seldom they actually do.
Like we are, they are likely thinking about themselves and the way they are perceived!
Similarly, it would mitigate a lot of suffering if we realized that the way in which people respond to us has so much more to do with them than it does about us.
This does not give us license to be jerks to others, but it does help us acknowledge that even when it seems person, it seldom ever is.
You cannot control everything others do or say to you, but you CAN control the things that YOU do and say... and THINK!
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