If you want to know how negative you are, pay attention to how much you hate negativity in other people. Fragile, artificial positivity needs always to be surrounded by more positivity in order to stay positive, but the ability to be positive, happy, and even, at times, appreciative around 'negative people' is the mark of real positivity. Criss Jami
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In order to be a truly positive person, you must have the ability to tolerate negativity in others. You must be able to tolerate their ignorance and their mistakes. You must be able to accept the fact that not everyone is going to walk in with a smile on their face and a song in their heart. Not everyone is going to show up to an event with a happy demeanor and a song on their lips.

Some people are going to be assholes, go through life being assholes, and not understand why you cannot stand their shit. Can you bear the fact that they are going to be an asshole? If you can’t then you are not a truly positive person. Even if your life is full of positivity, there will be days when some asshole will ruin your day.

And when that happens, you must be able to handle it and carry on.

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