HA HA
Nope. No giving up, kelvin.
Nah. Not today.
Not for me.
I ain't even started yet.
I came here to remind you, of something that in the most difficult days will hurt you emotionally, and if you accept the “Gift” it will bring you down a lot!
But in the face of all this, I'm going to advise you to read a story called "The Gift of Insults." Because, unfortunately, when it comes to being human, we have a lot of work to do! Haters!
So when you come across someone like that, remember my advice and the story, go for it!
the gift of insults
Near Tokyo lived a great samurai, now elderly, who was now dedicated to teaching Zen Buddhism to the young. Despite his age, he ran the legend that he was still capable of defeating any opponent.
One afternoon, a warrior – known for his utter lack of scruples – came by. He was famous for using the technique of provocation: he waited for his opponent to make the first move and, endowed with a privileged intelligence to repair the mistakes made, he counterattacked with lightning speed.
The impatient young warrior had never lost a fight. Knowing the samurai's reputation, he was there to defeat him, and increase his fame.
All the students were against the idea, but the old man accepted the challenge.
They all went to the town square, and the young man began to insult the old master. He kicked some rocks in his direction, spat in his face, shouted every known insult – offending even his ancestors.
For hours he did everything to provoke him, but the old man remained impassive.
In the late afternoon, already feeling exhausted and humiliated, the impetuous warrior withdrew.
Disappointed by the fact that the master had accepted so many insults and provocations, the students asked:
“How can you bear such indignity? Why didn't he use his sword, even though he knew he might lose the fight, instead of showing himself to be a coward in front of us all?”
“If someone comes to you with a gift, and you don't accept it, who does the gift belong to?” asked the samurai.
“To the one who tried to deliver it,” replied one of the disciples.
“The same goes for envy, anger, and insults,” said the master. “When they are not accepted, they continue to belong to whoever carried them with them”.