The Biggest Mistake you can make in life is being offended. "You hurt my feelings!!"
It is based upon egotism and wrong beliefs.(I don't deserve it. It's not fair. etc...) "Emotions aren't random. They follow from beliefs."
We always want to punish the 'offender' - not realizing the damage we are creating by being 'offended'.
Was the offense truly directed at you? or are you merely a party who was involved against your choice? Is revenge the best route to go? If so, what is gained by it?
And as for 'hurt feelings' - can you show me the injury? It's about as absurd as 'saving electricity' ...Can you show me the saved amount?
Being offended consumes so much of our internal energy. It turns us into negative people that others don't want to be around.
Not to mention, that when we hold it as a threat over other people, absurd governments write lengthy documents about how to not offend people. It's called Political Correctness.
We need to grow up and take responsibility for our own actions and reactions and stop being offended.[/quote
The biggest mistake is to be a narcissistic and all the things that go with it.]
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Well noted Bear.