You're Better.

I remind myself that for me to be better than some people, I have to actually get better than them, in every way I think I can improve myself. What they say shouldn't affect me, how they handle things shouldn't affect me, what they think of me shouldn't affect me. I need to remember that I am my own entity and nothing can or should change that. There's no point getting down to their level, there's nothing to gain by being in their presence. If you're not treated like an esteemed guest and if you're taken for granted and be bashed and abused, you need to remember to never, ever, go down to their level. Ignorance can be the bliss of the highest order. I don't mind the occasional joke about me but I can't be the joke. All the time. If I am, I need to get out of there. I need to find myself something else to look forward to, something else to be friends with. I need respect. You need it too. Believe me on that.

Love, peace.