Sabedoria

“I no longer have patience for certain things, not because I’ve become arrogant, but simply because I reached a point in my life where I do not want to waste more time with what displeases me or hurts me. I have no patience for cynicism, excessive criticism and demands of any nature. I lost the will to please those who do not like me, to love those who do not love me and to smile at those who do not want to smile at me. I no longer spend a single minute on those who lie or want to manipulate. I decided not to coexist anymore with pretence, hypocrisy, dishonesty and cheap praise. I do not tolerate selective erudition nor academic arrogance. I do not adjust either to popular gossiping. I hate conflict and comparisons. I believe in a world of opposites and that’s why I avoid people with rigid and inflexible personalities. In friendship I dislike the lack of loyalty and betrayal. I do not get along with those who do not know how to give a compliment or a word of encouragement. Exaggerations bore me and I have difficulty accepting those who do not like animals. And on top of everything I have no patience for anyone who does not deserve my patience.” – Meryl Streep

Aprendi, ao longo da minha vida, a não ouvir o que os outros - críticos, negativos, invejosos - dizem. E com isso fui perdendo a paciência para aqueles que, simplesmente, não respeitam os outros. Seja por cinismo, negatividade, falta de civismo ou egocentrismo, a falta de respeito torna-me intolerante àqueles que não sabem respeitar os outros, seja de que maneira for. Sempre fui impaciente, mas agora cheguei ao ponto que simplesmente não estou disposta a deixar essas pessoas partilharem a minha vida, o meu espaço. Meryl, tiraste-me as palavras da boca.