Stick with Your Own Business
By prudhvi27
@prudhvi27 (414)
India
September 15, 2008 1:27am CST
Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.
If you do this, you will be impervious to coercion and no one ever hold you back. you will be truly free and effective, for your efforts will be put to good use and won't be foolishly squandered finding fault with or opposing others.
In knowing and attending to what actually concerns you, you cannot be made to do anything against your will; others can't hurt you, you don't incur enemies or suffer harm.
If you aim to live such principles, remember that ir won't be easy: you must give up some things entirely, and postpone others for now, YOu may well have to forego wealth and power if you want to assure the attainment of happiness and freedom.
3 responses
@Ceciliacherry (181)
• China
15 Sep 08
BRAVO!!!
you got a good point. actually, most people do not realize that, and they suffered from what they themselves incur.
@dolce_vita78 (8062)
• Philippines
15 Sep 08
Hi there prudhvi27!
I am glad you came up with this topic. I hope that it will be read by a lot of people. The message is very clear: MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS. There are certain individuals who love meddling with the life of other people. They can be very annoying. I have encountered such people. I do agree with you, in knowing and attending to what actually concerns you, you CANNOT be made to do anything against your will; others can't hurt you, you don't incur enemies or suffer harm. Great discussion!
@sanjana_aslam (4187)
• Malaysia
15 Sep 08
hi prudhvi
there are times and situations that this should be applied, yes i should focus on my business and which concerns me but at times
1) Being a parent my father and mother has responsibilities over me and do interfear into my business
2) Being a child, i have my responsibilities over them when they age and i interfear into their business
3) Being a partner (husband or wife) we have our family to concern and the individual business effects the family life
At times the individual identity is lost when we start sharing life with others
if we are talking about minding our business in the contex of strangers i am 100% in line with you
cheers