Friday, July 20, 2007

Hate Makes Waste

I admit it, I am able to name the person whom I like the least. If this person is in my midst, I act differently. Laughter comes less easily. When I think about this person, my mood turns however slightly toward the worse.

What to do? There are options.

1. Move on. General (and President) Dwight Eisenhower: Let's not waste a moment thinking about people that we don't like. Confucius: To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

2. Forgive. Abraham Lincoln: We're all children of circumstances.

3. Be strong. Bernard Baruch, advisor to six presidents: No man can disturb me, I won't let him. Joe McDonald: You're never defeated until you stop smiling.

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