What people think of you is not what’s important; it’s what you think of them that’s important.

You will never have control over what people think. They are free to develop whatever thought that comes to mind which pleases them. To worry with the opinion of others in regards to you, said or not, is like worrying with what the fishes at the bottom of the sea are doing right now, in this exact moment. It won’t change anything. The fishes are just going to keep swimming and people are going to keep thinking what they want.

What you think of them – now that’s what matters. It matters because it affects the way that you behave. You can act timidly or avoid taking an attitude because you fear what they’re going to think of you. It matters because your heart can become dirty with bad thoughts about them. Envy, grudges, bad eyes, are simply some of the things that surge as a result of what you think about them.

So, learn to take care of what you’ve thought about people and not what they think of you.

[related_posts]