>>38991900If you find that being around someone whose attitude is to hurt those around them is too much to bear, there's nothing wrong with deciding to call it quits! I used to find that to be very much an issue for me - as I've gotten older, I've been able to detach more from the situation and deliver a positive attitude as best as I can - not because I expect it to help, but because it's what I like to do. And in the end, those people cannot truly hurt me because the most they can do is dislike my attitude, which is fine! People can dislike the way I act, I'm fine even if I never make a difference whatsoever. I do it because I do it, that is all it is.
This certainly isn't the path I'd expect most people to take, it requires a deep cynicism to reach the place I'm at, but I am at peace for the first time in my life. All I can wish is for other people to find peace too, however it may happen!
