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Always Forgive Your Enemies; Nothing Annoyes Them More

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Submitted By madziab
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Who would have thought that being annoying might at times be a benefit or give freedom and pleasure of winning over the attacker? That might sound strange, but being annoying may sometimes pay off. Everyone, at some point in life, had to resolve an issue with an opponent. Each of us had to deal with individuals that were rude or actively tried to do damage to us, not looking at the significant age or maturity factors. Looking back at two faced best friends, lying boyfriends or girlfriends or jealous co-workers reminds us how desperately we looked for solutions that would work in the interest of helping us win. Oscar Wild once said: “Always forgive your enemies; nothing annoys them more”. Although forgiveness is a beautiful act of kindness, being annoying towards enemies is the perfect tool to achieve ones goal, which is winning. It creates distraction, provides with an invincible armor, and most importantly no one wants to be around an annoying person, which will keep the enemy distant. Primarily, annoying the opponents by forgiving them creates a distraction and will confuse them. Forgiveness is the last thing they would have expected from someone whom they are bullying. Enemies usually are prepared to fight, physically or verbally, and they are pumped up with anger and frustration. Forgiving defuses the situation, and in some way takes “fuel” out of the opponent. That also gives people a reason to start a dialog and resolve their conflict. Distraction takes the attention away from someone, and what’s most important is that it helps achieve peace, which is our main goal. For instance, we see this in children’s interactions, when several kids are playing together. There is often a child that wants to cause trouble. If all other kids “feel into it” and fight or get upset, the troublemaker will continue his/her behavior. However, if all other children don’t pay

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