Mine Enemy is Holding An Honest Mirror

Only enemies speak the truth; friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. ~ Stephen King

It's been said that keep your friends close and your enemies closer. While it is suppose to mean that you keep a very close eye on your enemies, it can also mean other things. For instance, like keeping them around to keep you honest. Enemies unlike friends, don't like you, they don't really care what you think of them, so they can be very honest. Painfully honest in fact, while painful, they're honesty is refreshing were friends would be worried about your feelings.

Enemies can say many things, very spiteful things, sometimes for every mean thing they say, it has a grain of truth among them. If they call you a fat person you just take it that maybe you should be concerned about your health and change your diet. How nice of them, they're worried you might get diabetes! If they say your a whore, maybe you should make sure that you have safe sex. Your enemy doesn't want you to get aids! Either way, you can turn what they meant for bad into good.

Although sometimes, your enemies sometimes say things to hurt you and it's for the best that you just ignore them. You really just have to be honest with yourself, and learn to filter out lies from truths.

With that truth, you should really just take the time to examine it. If it's not true, you can analyze and say okay that's good that I don't have that problem. However, if it's truth, look at it, and then ask yourself how can I get rid of this problem? You might even find that your so much better for realizing you have that problem. A little bit of soul searching is always good now and then.

The truth can be a painful, especially coming from people you don't really like, but it's important not to just get offended by they're comments, make it work, and you'll realize that one day these moments made a better you. Yes, people will criticize, and they may one day become friends or realize they're wrong, but till then, don't let yourself be damaged by they’re comments. Learn from your mistakes, pick yourself up, and maybe one day you'll might thank your enemies for telling a flaw. The flaw that made you change to be such a better person.