– Guru Singh
What does it mean to attach to the negative behavior of others? I think it means allowing that behavior to stain us on the inside: to think about it constantly, to get upset about it, to worry about it and – most damaging of all – to wrongly assume that we can do something to make that person think, feel or behave as we believe they should. The world is full of all kinds of people; some are simply in the habit of taking their pain and anger out on others, and nothing we say or do is likely to change that. When people act out and act up, we can smile upon them with compassion without getting sucked into their negativity; the key is to remember that they are just where they need to be to learn whatever they need to learn, and it’s not our responsibility to teach them, rescue them, or even participate in their endless dramas.