Some
people you meet in Life will be cantankerous, scheming and unethical to the
core. Let them be. Who they are, and what they do to you, need not__and must
not__change the way you deal with them. A common response we, good, ethical,
warm and kind folks, have to such people is that we become depressive or angry
or vengeful. This only creates more negative energy in us. And that, you will
agree, is simply not worth inviting into your Life!
Here’s a
Zen story which is awakening.
Two monks were washing their bowls in the river when they noticed a
scorpion that was drowning. One monk immediately scooped it up and set it upon
the bank. In the process the scorpion stung him. Unmindful, he went back to
washing his bowl and again the scorpion fell into the river and began drowning.
The monk saved the scorpion one more time and was again stung.
The other monk, who was watching this spectacle, asked him, “Friend, why
do you continue to save the scorpion when you know it's nature is to sting?”
“Because,” the first monk replied, “to save it is my nature.”
So, stay
true to your nature. And let no one affect it. This does not mean you must
suffer in silence. There surely are other means to express yourself than to
retaliate in a similar manner as the one who’s causing you pain. When you are
filled with anger and act from that impulse, you breed negativity in you. When
you are negative, your inner peace gets affected. When your inner peace is
disturbed, you are held hostage by debilitating emotions. And that essentially
means you are not living free!
Think
about it: Do you really want to forsake your freedom because someone acted
foolishly?
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