One day the Buddha walked through a village. A very angry young man came up and began insulting him. The man said: "You are as stupid as everyone else. You are nothing but a fake." The Buddha was not upset by these insults. Instead he asked the man: "Tell me, if you buy a gift for someone and that person does not take it, to whom does the gift belong?" The man was surprised and answered: "It would belong to me because I bought the gift." The Buddha smiled and said "Correct. It's the same with your anger. If you become angry with me and I don't feel insulted nor accept your hostility, the anger falls back on you, as it was initially yours to give. You are then the only one who becomes unhappy, not me. All you've done is hurt yourself. As a mirror reflects an object, as a still lake reflects the sky, take care that what you speak or act is for good. For goodness will always cast back goodness and harm will always cast back harm."
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