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Judgment
Someone else’s misery can kill you;
emotional states can be as infectious as diseases. You may think you are
helping the man that is drowning, but you are only digging your own grave.
Unfortunate people draw miseries on themselves, and they can also draw it to
you. Always associate with the fortunate and happy instead.
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When
people are into problems, we always have the natural tendency to help them.
Truly, it is good and decent to help people, however, it must be done with
wisdom. Some people unknowingly draw problems to themselves, and we should be
careful how we attend to them. Some are called infectors. These types of people
carry problems and spread them. This infecting character is not about gender,
it can be anyone. Don’t try to study them, just learn a lesson from them and
move.
There are
some misfortunes among us whom circumstances of life brought down, and
deserve all the help and sympathy we can render to them. However, there are
those who draw misfortunes or unhappiness to themselves by their own
destructive actions. It is a good thing if we could help them out and change
their life, however, we often find ourselves being changed by their lives. This
happens because we humans are susceptible to emotions, moods, and the people we
spend our time with.
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Due to
their strong intense emotions and characters, the unhappy and unstable have a
strong infecting power. When they come to you, they appear as victims, thereby
clouding you from seeing their problems as self-inflicted. Before you discover
the truth of their problems, you have been infected by them. Note, in the game
of power, the people you relate with are very critical. When you associate with
infectors, you waste valuable time and energy when you decide to free yourself.
Do not underestimate the dangers of infection.
There is
only one solution to infection, and that is quarantine. By the time you
discover you have been infected, it might be too late. More reason why you
should quarantine yourself earlier. So how can you protect yourself against
viruses from people? Simple. Judge people based on their actions and not on the
reasons they give for their problems. In such cases, don’t take pity.
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Likewise,
there are people that attract happiness, intelligence, natural buoyance, and
fortunes to themselves. These people are a source of pleasure, and you must be
part of the goodness they draw to themselves. Note, if you are a miser, you
will never pass some limit in life; because, only generous souls can attain
greatness. When you associate with the generous, they will infect you, and
teach you to be generous, open up the tight places in you. If you are a gloomy
person, associate with the cheerful so they can infect you.
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Do not
associate with those that share the same problems and defects with you, because
they will make the bad parts of you worse. Try to only create associations with
positive characters. Always recognize the fortunate so you can join their company, and identify the unfortunate, so you can avoid them. Don’t open your
door to misfortunes, because if you do, many others will follow… Don’t die of
another man’s misery – Baltasar Gracian.
The people
you move with will infect you, and turn you to their type. Therefore, know the
type of people you move with.
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