How Do You Treat People?

It is human nature to feel pain and anger when betrayed, especially betrayal that comes from trusted friends and family members. And when this happens what comes to mind is to treat people the exact way they treated you because they knew what they were doing. It is very difficult to forgive someone who has hurt you so badly, and even if you did forgive, you can never forget. It’s an indelible memory that can never be wiped out so easily.

“Don’t treat people as bad as they are, treat them as good as you are“. This may sound like spanking a child and telling him not to cry. However I have learned that it takes more energy to be miserable and mad at someone and that you cannot control how people treat you, but you can control how you react to them. That is the power you have over them. People will intentionally hurt you just to see how you will react, but if you don’t give them what they want, they feel defeated and will always wonder what you are up to.