My best enemy

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

“A man who has no enemies is really poor,” Bernard Shaw once said and immediately became three times richer. The list of his enemies was replenished with people from among the "nicest" people, striving to be friends with everyone. This did not bother the English writer, for he, like other outstanding people, greatly appreciated his enemies. And there is a reason!

"If you are always lucky, then no matter how deserved it may be, you will have enemies."

(Andre Maurois, writer)

Enemies do not appear because you are so malicious, spiteful and aggressive. More precisely, if you are exactly like that, you will definitely start them, and then it is foolish to blame fate. But angelic kindness, heavenly beauty and divine talent are not protection from enemies. Rather, sadly enough, it all guarantees that you will have enemies. And a lot!

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One of the main Hollywood brawlers is Paris Hilton. For example, she once started flirting with Blink 182 drummer Travis Barker. So active that the musician even divorced his wife, former Miss USA Shanna Moakler, from whom he has two children. Since then, socialite Shanna never misses an opportunity to say nasty things about Paris. The girls even somehow almost got into a fight at one of the parties. Hilton also regularly fights with her close friends Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie.

As for Russian celebrities, the quarrel between Joseph Kobzon and his ex-wife Lyudmila Gurchenko has been going on for about forty years. For some unknown reason, Gurchenko refuses to communicate with Joseph Davydovich.

The main cause of enmity has always been and remains envy. It appears when you have something very attractive, and others do not. For example, in your business you are a star. Original and bright. You sing or you make beads, but you get it so that just ah! People around you admire, and some suddenly turn black - from terrible envy. And if it were possible, they would etch your talent to the last drop, but, as you know, you cannot drink it up. But you can lime the carrier, than your enemies and begin to engage in zeal.

Even if you do not have a talent that can take away your colleagues' earnings, you may still have something that hooks others to the living. Anything - good luck, expressive appearance, beautiful voice or exclusive dress - can easily get up in someone's throat. To become gray, boring and not claiming anything in life just because of fear of the enemy, as you know, is not an option. It is better to take an example from great people and start treating enemies like real wealth.

Surprised? Enemies can be a bargain to help make your life better. It would seem a paradox: after all, most of all enemies would like to deprive you of a good life. Remember: if they succeed, you do not know how to use enemies.

“Don't ask your friends about your flaws. You better find out what your enemies are saying about you."

(Saadi, poet)

Well, who else but this disgusting Petrova from the fifth floor will tell the whole entrance that when you sneeze, you don't cover your mouth with your hand, every now and then you pull up your skirt while walking (“Which crawls onto her huge ass, because she ate five kilograms over the winter - hi- hee!”) and you constantly use the word“shorter”in your long speeches!

On the one hand, everything that your enemies talk about you should be divided by at least ten. On the other hand, precisely because they want to catch you on every little thing and are watching you closely, it is worth listening to their caustic opinion. So you kill two birds with one stone: firstly, you learn about your weaknesses and eliminate them, and secondly, you continue to keep yourself in shape and improve yourself. Thanks to Petrova, you paid attention to your manners, weight and speech, and at the same time noted how easy it is to offend you with such statements and worked out in yourself the ability to accept criticism with dignity. Sheer benefit. Ah yes Petrova, kind soul!

"If you want to rise, make enemies for yourself."

(Charles de Talleyrand-Perigord, famous politician for his cunning)

Enemies will sing you at all intersections. And do not be embarrassed by the fact that the propaganda will be entirely negative - a person who allows himself to have enemies already commands great respect. So the rumor about you will spread throughout the great Russia. And the more ill-wishers you have, the more scandalous the glory will be. Scandals will immediately interest a lot of people. And above all the enemies of your enemies. That is, your potential friends. And friends should be appreciated. Having enemies, you understand this much more sharply.

“It could be worse. Your enemy could be your friend."

(Stanislav Jerzy Lec, poet, satirist)

Anya believes that she and Dasha are friends - do not spill water. In new companies, she is represented in this way: “Dasha, my best friend”. And in the same companies, he publicly releases critical remarks to the girl: about Dasha's jokes - "What nonsense are you talking about?" I'm busy! ", about Dasha's men -" Your taste has always been strange. " Dasha is often offended, she even has tantrums, and her “best friend” immediately rushes to help: “Why are you so upset, silly? It's always unpleasant to hear the truth. " Why this "truth" is also heard by strangers, Anya does not think.

Speaking about Dasha with the warmest intonations in her voice, she always manages to present her in such an unfavorable light that the girl to this day cannot make any more or less close friend among their many mutual acquaintances. And Anya, on occasion, likes to note how sorry she is for Dasha, because no one wants to communicate with her except her, Anya, who is immensely patient and generous. It seems that Dasha is gradually beginning to understand what is happening, and more and more often prefers the loneliness of Anya's company.

Do you have enemies?

	Yes
	We used to be, now we don't
	No

There is no worse enemy who pretends to be our friend. If only because it is not immediately clear that we have an enemy in front of us. If you are carried away by a new acquaintance, and your half-forgotten old, but faithful friends are singing in unison about danger, think about it. Everything will fall into place as soon as you analyze what you get more from these relationships: understanding and care, or unnecessary complexes and experiences? If the latter prevails, drive the "friend" away from you. You are not the person at whose expense others assert themselves. Realizing this, you will be more careful in choosing new friends and cherishing the existing ones.