What people think about me

Whenever we think of doing something new or differently, we are not only concerned with all the thinking, planning and hard work it requires, but also with what will people think about us if we fail! Even in social situations, many times we restrain ourselves in interacting with others for the fear of people's opinion about us. Does the opinion of other people really matter?

Honestly speaking, people don't think and bother about us and what we do. It is purely our own perception that others are watching us, care about us and will say something about what we are about to say or do. We 'imagine' that others will laugh at or criticize what we said or did in our life. And this may be because we think too much about our own importance.

But the reality is that they are too busy thinking about their lives, their jobs, children, relatives, etc., and have no time for our lives. How many times we have seen when we need someone's help or company, they are found unavailable! We will be better off if we realize soon enough that others are busy with their lives and associated issues, as we are busy with ours.

As soon as we stop thinking about what other people think or say about us, we save so much energy normally wasted in such thinking. Then we free ourselves from all these false pretenses, and can do what we really wish to do in our lives.