You can’t hear what other people are thinking. You hear what they say, but you don’t hear what they believe.
Allowing what someone else says to affect you in any way is taking a half-truth, or a complete lie, and accepting it as real. This make no sense.
If someone criticizes you, it will always have everything to do with them and nothing to do with you.
Someone says, “Oh he is so arrogant. I can’t believe how great he thinks he is.” The internal conversation that happens is likely along the lines of, “I wish I were more confident. I’m scared to do anything because I might fail.”
Understand this – happy people never say anything negative about someone else. They feel compassion towards others who are struggling and wish them well. They see no reason to kick someone when they are down.
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