Don't force the issue, don't force Nafai to humiliate you in front of the others. Instead work with him, and he will gladly let you take as much of the leadership as the oversoul will let him surrender to you. I don't think you've ever realize how Nafai worships you. How he has always wished he could be like you. How he has longed for your love and respect more than that of any other person' 'get out of my house' Very well. I see that you are a person who refuses to revise his view of the world. You can only bear to live in a world where all the bad things that happen to you are someone else's fault, where everyone must have conspired against you to deprive you of what is your due. Unfortunately, that world happens not to be the real world
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Avoid forcing others; cooperation brings better results than conflict.
- In plain terms
- Work with people instead of forcing them; they will follow if you respect them.
- What can you take from it?
- Cooperation works better than coercion.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle stubborn people?
Another view
Some situations require firm boundaries over cooperation.
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