[www.keralites.net] No One Can Hurt Us Without our Consent

 

'Felt hurt' is an every day common experience of so many people. Lincoln's story (below) shows how to avoid feeling hurt by the words/ actions of the other party, and also to convey to the other party to avoid such words/ actions in future. However, both these objectives need a lot of practice in self-restraint in feelings and reactions. The progress will be gradual.

No One Can Hurt Us Without our Consent On his First Day in office As President Abraham Lincoln entered to give His Inaugural Address, One Man stood up, he was a Rich Aristocrat. He Said, "Mr Lincoln, You Should Not Forget That Your Father Used to make Shoes for My Family" And the Whole Senate Laughed, They thought they had Made a Fool of Lincoln. But Certain People Are Made Of A Totally Different Mettle. Lincoln Looked At The Man Directly In the Eyes And Said "Sir, I Know That My father Used To Make Shoes For Your Family, And There Will Be Many Others Here, Because He made Shoes The Way Nobody Else Can. He Was A Creator. His Shoes Were Not Just Shoes He Poured His Whole Soul Into Them. I Want To Ask You, Have You Any Complaint?? Because I Know How To Make Shoes Myself. If You Have Any Complaint I Can Make You Another Pair Of Shoes. But As Far As I Know, Nobody Has Ever Complained About My Father's Shoes. He Was A Genius, A Great Creator And I am Proud Of My Father. The Whole Senate Was Struck Dumb They Could Not Understand What Kind Of Man Abraham Lincoln Was. He Was Proud Because His Father Did His Job So Well That Not Even A Single Complaint Had Ever Been Heard Remember No One Can Hurt Us Without Our Consent. It is Not What Happens to us That Hurts Us It Is Our Response That Hurts Us.

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