How do you handle - Rejection?

Philippines
March 1, 2007 11:53pm CST
Most people live in constant fear of being rejected? They fear it so much they rob themselves of a life by not allowing new encounters in case they get hurt. Some even want to commit suicide! But every rejectin serves an essential purpose for the rest of our journey. Knowing how to handle it is most important thing, not he pain it self. How about you, how do you handle rejection?
3 responses
@parmanu (784)
• India
2 Apr 07
I hate getting rejected by others, particularly if they are my own friends. I think their reaction particularly affects our character at a certain period of age. It is friends who really influence the character of a child. The child's friendships are often life-long. For loyalty to his friends a child often makes supreme sacrifices. Besides, with friends a child opens out completely, he becomes natural with them. He has outgrown the interests in his home. His interests widen, his play-things are outdoors. New temptations fall in his way for which he communicates more with his friends and takes decisions often with their help and advice. Parents and teachers are not consulted. He is getting interested in pictures, sports, hobbies, adventure. In all these his friends' influence is greater than that of parents and teachers. He learns from his friends the team-spirit and co-operation. All these things subscribe to the building of his character. The influence of friends on a child can be both good and bad, destructive as well as constructive. If his friends are good, with a positive attitude to life, have higher values of life, the influence is for the better. If his friends are bad the influence is bad. Most bad habits, like self-pollution, are learnt by a child from friends and not from parents and teachers. Similarly, consideration for others and love for the country, mutual help, fair play, adventure are also learnt from friends. Thus friends influence him the most. The love of the parents for the child is natural and he takes it for granted. But friendship has to be won and maintained. The friendship and love of friends of the opposite gender has even stronger influence on a child as chivalry and gallantry come into the picture. A noble and virtuous girl can ennoble the character of a boy, whereas a bad girl can ruin it.
@dhel74 (25)
• Philippines
3 Mar 07
before, i used to focused myself on the pain of rejection. when i was in school, there are some classmates who don't like me to be in their group till i worked. Since i started to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. My personal relationship with the Lord thought me that everyone of us is special. Like what Russell Kelfer tell us about his poem: You are who you are for a reason. You're part of an intricate plan. You're a precious and perfect unique design, Called God's special woman or man. You look like you look for a reason. Our God made no mistake. He knit you together within the womb, You're just what he wanted to make. The parents you had were the ones he chose, And no matter how you may fee, They were custom-designed with God's plan in mind., And they bear the Master's seal. No, that trauma you faced was not easy. And God wept that it hurt you so; But it was allowed to shape your heart So that into his likeness you'd grow. You are who you are for a reason, You've been formed by the Master's rod, Because there is a God! ***** So inspiring.....
@reykja (121)
2 Mar 07
Moving on is the probably the best solution to a rejection, think of it this way, the person who rejects you is just missing out on all the great things that you could offer. Another way is to wait, see if the person is in a position to even accept someone in his/her life. But this can probably take forever so maybe just stay friends with this person and see what will happen.