Stay away from negative people

Impressionable minds get influenced by adult behavior and the media. Peer pressure affects not only children and teenagers. It is also prevalent in adults. It shows a lack of self esteem when people do not have the courage to say “No, thank you,” and stay away from negative influences. What are the negative influences? Negative People!!

An eagles egg was placed in the next of a chicken. The egg hatched and the little eagle grew up thinking it was a chicken. The eagle did what the chickens did. It scratched in the dirt for seeds. It clucked and cackled. It never flew more than a few feet because that is what the chickens did. One day it saw an eagle flying gracefully and majestically in the open sky. He asked the chickens: “What is that beautiful bird?” the chickens replied, “That is an eagle. He is an outstanding bird, but you cannot fly like him because you are just a chicken.” So the eagle never gave it a second thought, believing that to be the truth because of his lack of vision. What a waste! He was born to win, but conditioned to lose.

The same thing is true for most people. The unfortunate part of life is as Oliver Wendall Holmes said, “Most people go to their graves with music still in them.” We don’t achieve excellence because of our own lack of vision. If you want to soar like an eagle, you have to learn the ways of an eagle.

If you associate yourself with givers, you become one. If you associate yourself with achievers, you become one. If you associate yourself with thinkers you will become one. If you associate yourself with negative people, you will become one.

Whenever people succeed in life, petty people will take cracks at them and try to pull them down. When you refuse to fight petty people you win. In martial arts, they teach that when someone takes a crack at you, instead of blocking, you should step away. Why? Blocking requires energy. Why not to use it more productively? Similarly, in order to fight petty people, you have to come down to their level. That is what they want, because now you are one of them. Don’t let negative people drag you down. Remember that a person’s character is not only judged by the company they keep but also by the company they avoid.

Read Again: "Remember that a person’s character is not only judged by the company they keep but also by the company they avoid."

Article sent by: Amir Bhandari
Soreng, West Sikkim