RULE TO BREAK
Give as good as you get
I’ve said it before17 and I’ll say it again. There are many times when it’s OK to state what your feelings are, but not OK to enact them. I know this is simple to say and really difficult to live up to. I do appreciate that it’s tough, but you can do it. It takes a simple shift of vision, from being the sort of person who acts in a certain way, to being a different sort of person who acts in a different sort of way. Look, no matter how rough it gets you are never going to:
- take revenge
- act badly
- be very, very angry
- hurt anyone
- act without thinking
- act rashly
- be aggressive.
That’s it, the bottom line. You are going to maintain the moral high ground at all times. You are going to behave honestly, decently, ...
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