Disregard what society has to say about you

Honestly, I don’t think we should care about what people think all the time because I’ve experienced a lot of negativity just by listening or giving any attention to those who comment about anything I do.

When I mean what people say about me, it includes about my physical attributes and my actions. I have ultimately decided to not give any attention to it, just to fit more accurately to people’s opinions. As a man growing up in this society I’ve learnt one important thing and one motto that I always follow, which is: “If they’re not on my boat then I should keep on sailing.”

I believe so because not everyone really knows your real story or what you’ve been going through for years. People are just chapters in the book of life that don’t need to be the root of unnecessary stress and anxiety. Sometimes they have negative things to say just to hinder your progress and focus.

I think you should respect everyone’s opinions but the only comments you need to seriously consider are of your family and loves ones.

On the other hand, we can’t really deny the fact that it might be human nature to care about what people say about you and I’m not saying it is easy to ignore, but to emphasise my point even more, I think it’s better if we work to change this characteristic because listening to them will surely take you nowhere.

From Mr Ahmad Ayman

Information Systems student based in Sharjah