Making Enemies

Winston Churchill, through @jonathanmast:

So you have some enemies … Good, that means you stood up for something!

It is impossible to make it through life without upsetting people.  Sometimes, being on Alice’s good side means being on Bob’s bad side.  Additionally, you will have opinions and views that differ from those around you.

The stronger the opinions you and others hold, the stronger the disagreement will become.  Stronger disagreements may become emnity.

If you hold your opinions, views, and causes strong, and defend them against opposition, you will come into opposition.  If you hold strong to these beliefs in the face of adversity, you may gain an enemy.

Then you have to choose.  Which is more important to you – your cause or the person’s friendship?  If you stand up for your belief, you may gain that person as an enemy.

So welcome those enemies – they are proof that you did well.