“Whenever I was upset by something in the papers, Jack always told me to be more tolerant, like a horse flicking away flies in the summer.” – Jackie Kennedy

I read recently that every good thing is attacked. Metal is attacked by rust, for example. I don’t think that means that if feel like you are being attacked you are necessarily good! There are a lot of people who do bad, evil, hateful things and they get attacked too! Personally, I wouldn’t have it any other way!

However, I like the attitude stated here. There is no need to get upset. Many of these attacks are nothing more than annoyances. If properly brushed aside they do tend to disappear. As I noticed a long time ago, most people discover its no fun fighting by yourself. I will admit that there are a significant percentage of people who are a little slow to catch on to that fact.

If you think about it, you will probably find that many of these attacks and annoyances are actually very small and insignificant. Like the flies, they are small in comparison to the horse – even though they are often frustrating.

In my opinion, the people who often attack us or try to drag us down are very similar to flies. They are little people, although not necessarily in the physical sense. They tend to swarm together and never seem to accomplish much themselves.

For what its worth, do not allow the flies to bother you. Flick them away and continue on your way.