Reviewing a little from what I can remember with the last post about renewing the mind, I believe that in order for a person to come across with success, he or she needs to first have self-discipline and then come across appreciating what has been done because of it. If it's not that great, then I guess it would be time to look elsewhere.
From thinking a little more about it, I now believe that if a person refuses to change his or her disposition and keeps complaining about status, then the person is being a lost cause about something. Some people are able to let it go better than others, so I'm learning to catch up to their level of letting stuff go with people who can make me mad sometimes. Basically a person who has a problem about something and needs to discuss the same thing constantly to not much improvement is pretty much a lost cause about it, and there's really no need to be invested in the talk especially if you already disagree and they are doing all they can to persuade you. This is where being smart comes in handy for figuring stuff out about almost anything happening in this world; and unfortunately, not everybody is equipped to do so like one of my buddies who keeps talking about how people are out to get him after having a major panic attack at work and leaving his position ASAP!
I think the best way for me to deal with the stresses of people I care about who are being a lost cause to me is to not invest much into it nor engage in arguing. I guess if it gets really annoying like it has been for me, it's not a bad idea to separate for awhile and finding something else to do because my buddy isn't changing and he thinks he's the best at what he does and I know clearly that he isn't. With that added time to focus on myself, I could work on achieving my personal goals and go after socializing with new people. For myself, being the most honest person I can be with people I'm personally holding in contempt is the best thing I could really do for myself and handling those annoying situations without letting my frustrations get the best of me.
