Some people usually talk extempore, that make us suddenly feel sad or even angry. Maybe he said our car is pretty old and wrecked. But let's think again some fact about it:<ol><li>Those people didn't know if their words are hurting us</li><li>It's their opinion and not ours</li><li>And we can't control people's opinion about us, so the reaction is depend on us not on the situation or others opinion</li></ol>

People did wrong because their ignorance

People exist for one another. You can instruct or endure them

If first step was success, it's good. But when it's failed and even that person begin angry. We need to stop talk, think for our responds, keep calm and ... endure their ignorance. Once again it's important to not affected with someone's opinions. Sometimes silence is better

Endure

To take pity of them, first step we can instruct them by tell to them if we are about offended because by their words, politely and softly. But before that, we need to know the necessity to instruct someone, there are some reason that instruct might not necessary

Instruct

Maybe he was right, there are 2 infinite things in universe. First, universe itself and second, human ignorance. And he doubt the first one wasn't.

Maybe Einstein Was Right?

So in this case, it's actually irational to be angry or sad. Because we actually can't control someone's opinion but we can control how we respond to it. It's more rational to take pity for them. They didn't know if we offended. Or they maybe didn't know how is etiquette of speaking. We hope they learn it soon

Affected by someone‘s opinion are irrational

M?ric Casaubon's famous 1634 translation of Meditations was the first English version of the Stoic masterwork to be reprinted many times because of its widespread popularity. The Shakespearean language has been called difficult by modern standards but the poetic Elizabethan prose greatly enhances this deeply spiritual work. Aurelius is no less eloquent or articulate than in later versions and the power of his thoughts and ideas are beautifully conveyed.

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Meditations (Medieval Greek: Τὰ εἰς ἑαυτόν, romanized: Ta eis he'auton, lit. 'things to one's self') is a series of personal writings by Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD, recording his private notes to himself and ideas on Stoic philosophy. Marcus Aurelius wrote the 12 books of the Meditations in Koine Greek as a source for his own guidance and self-improvement. It is possible that large portions of the work were written at Sirmium, where he spent much time planning military campaigns from 170 to 180. Some of it was written while he was positioned at Aquincum on campaign in Pannonia, because internal notes tell us that the first book was written when he was campaigning against the Quadi on the river Granova (modern-day Hron) and the second book was written at Carnuntum.

Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was Roman emperor from 161 to 180 AD and a Stoic philosopher. He was the last of the rulers known, noncontemporaneously, as the Five Good Emperors and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace, calmness and stability for the Roman Empire lasting from 27 BC to 180 AD.

MARCUS AURELIUS - MEDITATIONS

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