Learning to deal with ridicule and rejection can be beneficial. It helps us cultivate courage and reveals truths about our character. Even if the ridicule is not constructive, it can motivate us to achieve greater heights. Those who reject us add another dimension to our life and inspire us to new and unattempted performances.
“I must be myself, I cannot break myself any longer for you. . .If you can love me for what I am, we shall be the happier. If you cannot, I will still seek to deserve that you should.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance The great 19th century American philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson believed that to flourish […]
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