"It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways."
- The Buddha
Enemies. Its almost impossible to go through life without having at least one adversary. Even if you're the kind of person that loves everybody and harbors no ill will doesn't mean that you don't have somebody plotting your downfall. They may not want to kill you literally, but their intentions and actions can leave you injured physically, emotionally and/or spiritually.
Some reasons that an enemy wants you dead is usually only to prevent you from killing them, taking from them what they believe belongs to them, or in some stupid cases because their significant other thinks your cute. In the end, a person's motive can range from 'justified in their own mind' to 'plain ol stupid.' What I think The Buddha was saying is that whatever the reason, at the end of the day the source of your reasons and actions are not coming from "foe" but from you.
Some of you who are reading this are probably the type of person who rarely lets a person get under their or get the best of them. The reason for that...simple...they don't know you. A person who doesn't know you really has only one strategy...annoy the hell out of you. They can try to push all the buttons they want but they'll keep missing every time. The only way they can get to you is if you let them.
The only people I've seen quick to anger or negative reaction are those who have some emotional issues or are not comfortable in their own skin. A mind with some doubt will always take to heart what people think of them; good or bad. Still, this doesn't make the person with a nasty comment or master plan for your fall your greatest enemy. Their still not close. The one person you should have the most worry for is the one who sleeps in your bed every night and the first person you see in the mirror every morning. If you are in your own way then the people you fear are of no concern. You are your own worst enemy.
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