XVIII. Receive Praise and Insults the Same Way
"To accept without arrogance, to let go with indifference."
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"Does anything genuinely beautiful need supplementing?...Are any of those improved by being praised? Or damaged by contempt? Is an emerald suddenly flawed if no one admires it?"
Praise is addictive.
Seeking it makes us lose the purpose of why we work, why we stay fit, why we aim to build good relationships with our family and friends.
We end up hiding stuff because we don't want to break the illusion of perfection we've created.
We end up telling ourselves a story — living a facade.
What starts as a noble choice to become a better, smarter, wealthier, and stronger person is corrupted by a gluttonous ego.
The result? Burn-out, scandals, golden chains, inauthenticity.
It's absurd to do anything in life other than because it's who we are, it's what we do and it's how we live.
"Beautiful things of any kind are beautiful in themselves and sufficient to themselves. Praise is ex…
