"Be hard on yourself and generous with people to avoid their hatred", said the Chinese philosopher Confucius.

No matter how you've chosen to live your life—whether you've started your own business or you're punching the clock at a company, raised a family or have chosen not to, traveled the world or lived in the same city your whole life, hit .. more..

One day, I found myself angry at myself for being too forgiving. I remember telling my friend that I would hurt everyone before they could hurt me, and I even planned to treat others the way I had been treated. This troubled my friend, and he .. more..