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Often in life, we give free advice to others with the intention of doing good to them. We feel that our experience or knowledge will be of some benefit to the other person. But many times this goodness becomes a thorn in our side. Instead of understanding what we say, the other person misinterprets it, which causes bitterness even in good relationships.
The great diplomat and scholar Acharya Chanakya has given a serious warning regarding this in his famous book ‘Chanakya Niti’. He believes that not every person is worthy of displaying his knowledge in front of him. Showing the right path to some special natured people is like forcibly putting your energy and mental peace at stake. Let us know to which 3 types of people Chanakya has given strict instructions not to give knowledge:
1. It is a waste of time to explain to foolish and arrogant people.
According to Acharya Chanakya, the person who considers himself the most knowledgeable person should never give any opinion. The ego is so deep within such people that they are not ready to learn anything new or accept their mistakes.
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Enmity in return for favor: If you interrupt such a person in any office, society or family to correct his mistake, instead of being grateful to you, he will consider you as his enemy. He will start making false arguments to prove his wrong point right. Giving knowledge to such an ignorant person is a complete waste of time, which can spoil your own day and mood.
2. It is dangerous to give knowledge to people of deceitful and evil nature.
There are some people in the society whose intentions, character and intentions are never clear. Chanakya has considered people with such evil and selfish nature to be the most dangerous.
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Fear of getting into trouble: Even if you tell them something very good and sensible for their welfare, they will find some wrong or negative way out of it with their devious minds. They can use the lessons given by you to deceive others or cause harm to someone. Trying to improve such people can only get you into big legal or social trouble, because they start considering you as a thorn in their side.
3. Always keep distance from crying and negative people
It is the nature of some people that no matter how many comforts and luxuries they get in life, they always remain unhappy and dissatisfied. Job, family, health or money – they just have a bunch of complaints about everything.
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Positive energy ends: Chanakya believes that no amount of the best advice in the world can benefit a person who does not want to change himself from within. Such negative people create a new problem within every solution. Today’s modern psychologists also believe that by spending too much time with these people who cry all the time, your own positive energy gradually starts depleting.
Use your precious energy in the right place
These bitter but practical words of Acharya Chanakya do not mean at all that you should stop helping anyone in the world or saying the right thing. His simple gesture was to use one’s wisdom and time wisely.
Give advice only to that person who has a true desire to listen, understand and implement it in his life. Just as a wise teacher puts all his efforts towards the disciple who truly wants to acquire knowledge, in the same way we too should give our valuable words and suggestions to those who know how to value our words and our time.