The Magnet Effect

When you're with people who are forgiving, you will be less forgiving because you are always forgiven. So, when you're with people who are less forgiving, you will be more forgiving because you are always forgiving the other person .. Being with people who are not so nice to you gives you enormous opportunity to be a better person. But at the same time, you are faced with 2 battles; 1. to accept the fact that these people who's around you all the time (normally someone you love dearly) may not be all that loving, caring or gentle kind - or they may, but not in the usual way 2. go beyond 'an eye for an eye' - because we as human beings have this tendency be mean to the other person because they have been mean to us - even if we don't want to be mean, we reserve all our goodness and tell ourselves, why should I be nice to him or her, after all this is how they want to treat others so I'll treat them the same ..... If we can overcome these 2 battles, each day, you will be a better person inside, and definitely creating more good karma for yourself! Don't let the environment eat you up inside! Try it to believe it - if you are talking to a hot tempered person, you will realized you won't always want to be so hot tempered after all .. esp, if you are living with that person day in day out! But if you're living with a gentle and soft person, very patient kind .. you better watch out because you will be the one who cannot wait to blow up! :P