If They Only Knew…

Everyone talks. More specifically, everyone talks about someone else, either with admiration or contempt. Someone once said to me, “if every person knew what their friends said about them, there wouldn’t be 5 friends in the world”. Interestingly, that awareness can produce a sense of emotional steadiness.

Here’s a quote by the Stoic philosopher Epictetus that drives the point home:

If anyone tells you that a certain person speaks ill of you, do not make excuses about what is said of you, but answer: He was ignorant of my other faults else he would not have mentioned these alone.

When you hear someone has said something about you (this always comes around) always remember - if they only knew, they would’ve said more. Take the high road.