secrets to a well-breed life. :)

1. DON'T CARE ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK. if they do not agree with you, shrug it off. if they don't like you, it's okay. not everyone's gonna like you anyway.

2. DON'T BE AFRAID OF PEOPLE. there's always the thomasian reason: "the Lord is the strength of my life, of whom shall i be afraid?"

3. RESPONSE IS NOT ALWAYS REQUIRED. you don't need to spend time explaining why it's like this or it's like that, especially if the things they say are senseless.

4. MORE TALK, MORE MISTAKES; LESS TALK, LESS MISTAKES; NO TALK, NO MISTAKES. some people are like tin cans with no stuff in it by nature. they tend to be too noisy, hence, people who hear them hate them.

5. A TRUTH THAT'S BEEN TOLD WITH A BAD INTENT BEATS ALL THE LIES YOU CAN INVENT (William Blake). know when to keep your mouth shut. say the right things at the right moment.

6. KEEP YOUR COOL. some people have fun criticizing you, and you don't have to easily get irritated. most often, they are just testing what your reaction will be. It's always best to ignore them.

7. DON'T BE A FAULTFINDER. if you always look for faults in other people then you have to be perfect. some people sees nothing good in others. finding faults will prohibit you to see the good side of another person. let's try it the other way around, what if all the people around you were fault finders too? perhaps.. no one will like you. ;p

8. LIARS GO TO HELL. some people keep on telling false stories about others just to impress people ans conceal their own true personality. saying bad things about others is a way of displeasing people.

9. LEARN TO FORGIVE. making people feel guilty for their mistakes makes you look miserable, not them. resentment should not reside in you. as you keep pondering on their mistakes, you will learn to hate them and that will go on forever. learn to forgive and release the grudge in your heart. if God forgives, why cant you? :)

**all of these are based on recent experiences. ;p