Taking things personally is a sign of attachment to that thing, which is bad. See, if I message you on whatsapp and see those two blue ticks indicating you've received and read my message but you don't reply back to me, that brings in a lot of unwanted thoughts in my mind which are a product of my egocentric desires or vasanas. It is better to call and ask that person right away the reason for his not being responsive.
But no, I get affected and what comes out is reaction which is quixotic and not controlled. If I am not attached, what comes out is a controlled response. eg. a controlled response in the above scenario would be maybe the other person is busy or is out of data to reply etc.
So, whenever I become quixotic, I should pause for a moment, contemplate on the situation and then respond instead of blurting out the reaction which comes to my mind in the first place.
-Swami Swatmanandaji
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