I was talking with some of my close friends (my chosen sisters) about how we deal with stress on a regular basis. One of them smokes, another one eats, the other one screams, and I, personally, somatize my stress into pains and fear. The conversation took a turn when one of them said that Ann should quit smoking. I agreed. Another friend, Andrew jumped in calling on all of us, on our weaknesses regarding dealing with stress: look at yourself! Nobody is perfect. Let's respect each other. I agreed again. The criticized friend, Ann, was very understanding and receptive and appreciated the criticism given out of love and care. She's an enlightened one. This situation made me think: When we see a friend with a destructive behavior or bad habit, how should we give criticism and why? Is our intention genuinely good? Why do we practice criticism, even the constructive ones, instead of giving INCENTIVE? To me, that was a tiny piece of enlightenment right there. How do we expect to do ...
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