So do you believe that life is the result of the choices we make, or the values, actions and behavior of others? Do you tell yourself that life would be different if others changed their behavior, or do you believe that life changes when we change ourselves?
It's naive' to think that we live life in a vacuum - that the actions and behaviors of others have no affect on the outcomes in our lives. We also have to be careful not to allow external circumstances to define who we are on the inside. Alexander Solzhenitsn continued his public dissent though exiled to the Russian Gulag. Nelson Mandella, Victor Frankl, even Peter, James and John refused to have their voices silenced by the persecution and opposition of others.
The actions and behaviors of others may rob you of certain liberties, but the choices you make define who you are on the inside. That is something that no can take away from you - it is only lost when you surrender your values and blame your circumstances for what you have become.
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