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Imaginary Fears

English book, p. 127

By Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Imaginary Fears This is the only successful principle for living a life of wellbeing in this world. In one word, it can be summarized as: treat people according to their standards, not yours. If someone does not live up to your high expectations, lower your expectations of them. If they do not accept your boundaries, stop demanding those boundaries from them. If someone is not willing to be your close confidant, start thinking of them as an ordinary person. If you can’t control someone, try to find a peaceful way to manage the situation. If they are not willing to meet your expectations, let go of those expectations. If they are not suitable for the role you assigned them, simply remove them from that role and assign them to another. Life is about adjusting to external realities. We live in this world by adapting to the sun, wind, rain, mountains, and sea. The same principle applies when dealing with people. If you treat people with the principle of adaptation, the world will become a source of happiness and well-being for you. IMAGINARY FEARS On July 21, 1996, a tragic event took place in Subramanyapura, Bangalore. A boy named G. Harish Babu, who was a fourth-grade student at Vivekananda Higher Primary School, locked himself in a room at his home,

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