"A MAN WRAPPED UP IN HIMSELF MAKES A VERY SMALL PARCEL"

One of the hardest lessons – and a valuable one – I had to learn in life
was not to wrestle with people who think too much of themselves, those who
suffer from too much of self-importance. There were days, actions of these
people – their comments, behavior and provocations – would bring about acidic
reactions from me; but, I see reacting less to such people these days… I find myself
remain composed… and let them be.
Self-importance comes from low self-esteem. Almost all of us have some areas in our lives where we behave from this space. This means, all of us are human beings and have some insecurities and fears, envy and greed – yes, from this deep-rooted space, we tend to behave the way we do, trying to show to people around us how important we are…
Frankly, I find no need to do that now… And, when others do it, I am able to see them with more compassion…
In last couple of days, I had plenty of occasions to get caught up in this vicious whirlpool of ego-hassle. Some people had been th…
Self-importance comes from low self-esteem. Almost all of us have some areas in our lives where we behave from this space. This means, all of us are human beings and have some insecurities and fears, envy and greed – yes, from this deep-rooted space, we tend to behave the way we do, trying to show to people around us how important we are…
Frankly, I find no need to do that now… And, when others do it, I am able to see them with more compassion…
In last couple of days, I had plenty of occasions to get caught up in this vicious whirlpool of ego-hassle. Some people had been th…