Respect

I used to get too sad when people mock at me really meaning it. Mutual respect is something which is required to keep the friendship moving. A simple discouragement (and that too when it comes to a misunderstanding) used to slow me up. I feel once you grow out of the stage of destructive criticisms affecting you, you have really attained self respect. Keep in mind to be soft to others to the maximum extent and do remember the fact when you destructively criticize them at one stage they had succumbed from criticizing you at some other previous stage. Respect others and respect yourself but this will work only if everybody mutually respect each other not if somebody alone starts respecting. What keeps me moving each day (right now I am going through a strange phase in my life) is the mere fact that there is still goodness in some people no matter some are waiting for you to be thrashed out.