Negativity can spread like an airborne virus seeping into the open pores of the skin. It comes easy to the mind. It gives the mind much to chew on, constantly renewing the food it so desperately needs to survive and spread. Negativity will even defend itself like an autonomous being seeking to survive. It's almost funny. Walk around with a smile on your face and enjoy your life and people will actually attempt to tear you down. Some will even accuse you of wearing a fake smile. However, the majority of humans are in a state of insanity, and this is something to be recognized. To acknowledge the level of insanity that circulates within the average human mind is to understand that there is nothing personal about the negativity that seeks to spread. If you wish to remain above this state of being you must learn to see beyond; you must rise beyond it. The first step is to detect your reaction to the negativity. If someone says something to destroy your character do not defend. Furthermore, when the situation has ended, watch your mind, as it is this time that your mind will spend the most time trying to repair itself. You must learn to let go. You must allow the negativity to pass through.