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The Wisdom of Life

35 Often we are surrounded by negative
people, which sometimes derails us
– how can we save ourselves from

derailment and stay positive?

ou should think it is a great blessing of God that you
Yhave been saved. If you eventually stay positive while
being surrounded by negative people, it is an occasion of
being grateful to God, as He saved you from becoming
thankless. When I see a thorn, I think God could have
made me a thorn but He did not make me a thorn or
a mosquito! He made me a human being and a positive
thinker. Occasions to thank God for are so numerous
that one should remain grateful to God and should be
immersed in positivity. This is a matter of developing the
right way of thinking.

36 Negative experiences will keep
happening to a person till his death

and there will always be traces of
–
negativity how shall such a person

qualify for Paradise?

The goal to become positive is full of struggle and this
struggle deals with negative situations and happenings.
This is what a spiritual struggle is all about. This is why
negative items provide support to us in our journey to

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