True, their objective is to not only press your buttons but rial you up to the point you behave just like them, and that gives them a feeling of victory of having achieved their purpose.

I won't give them the satisfaction. I have relatively thick skin, and when I need to I order more in :) I would be lying if I said I didn't get frustrated at the actions of some people on the net, but patience is a virtue and I just look inside myself at where I come from and how I was raised and wonder how bad their home lives must have been in order for them to have to resort to such petty things in order to make themselves feel superior or noticed. That gives me all the patience I need in order to deal with these people. Do I consider myself above them? No. I don't consider myself above anyone, nor do I consider anyone above me. In my eyes we are all people and we are all equals in life. But I do feel that I'm above their type of behaviour.

Message edited on: 01/14/2006 19:40

"It is good to see ourselves as others see us. Try as we may, we are never
able to know ourselves fully as we are, especially the evil side of us.
This we can do only if we are not angry with our critics but will take in good
heart whatever they might have to say." - Ghandi