"If you know that someone is speaking badly

of you behind your back, and if you react to

that negativity with a feeling of hurt, then you

destroy your own peace of mind. One's pain is

one's own creation. One should treat such

things as if they are wind behind one's ear.

In other words, just brush them aside.

To a large extent, whether or not one suffers pain

depends on how one responds to a given situation.

What makes a difference is whether or not one is

too sensitive and takes things too seriously."

the art of tranquility

image: la maison de cocteau