Long ago, a noble man was sitting with his followers in an open field trying to meditate. Suddenly, a man out of no where came,
and started criticising him continuously but surprisingly the noble man did not even utter a word in response.
Since, the noble man did not respond at all,
the man got exhausted and went away.
His followers were shocked to see this and questioned that why didn’t you respond?
The noble man then explained,
Suppose a man hands you a fresh dozen of bananas ,you will naturally decide to take it.
But, when the same man hands you a rotten dozen of bananas you will not take it. Similarly, I consider anyone’s words as a commodity when they are fresh, I receive them and when they are not I don’t. In the case of this man, I did not allow the reception of the man’s negativity. Consequently, I did not respond to it.
Not accepting the foul words protected me from the negativity or pile of negative vibes ,the man kept on drowning in.
Similarly, it is “you” who has to decide what to take and what not to take.
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