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"We are the products of our thoughts. Our thoughts dictate what we get in life. If we want something, our thoughts will lead us to our desires and bring them into reality. Equally, if we focus on what we don't want, we will bring that into reality as well."

It's a nice simplistic theory I don't agree with. There are so many other factors beyond ouselves and our thoughts, that influence our lives. How we treat one another has a big effect and is most important. And people really can ruin the lives of other people, no matter how positive those people may be.

And how we treat each other is a result of how we think of ourselves. A person with a bad self-image has a hard time treating others well because they themselves believe, correctly or not, that they are not being treated well. A person who has a good self-image and who is comfortable with who they are is better able to treat others well.

As to people ruining the lives of other people, your life is ruined only when you accept the notion that it is. You choose how to view your life. Others control you only to the degree that you allow them.

Stuff happens, that's a given in life. Other people make bad decisions that sometimes affect us. The terrorists that blew up the Trade Center made some bad decisions that affected millions of people. After 9/11 we, as a nation and as individuals, had the choice to either curl up in a ball and suck our thumbs whilst hiding under the table in fear or we could rebuild and do something about the situation. President Bush chose to fight back and not let the bad guys determine how we will live. We as individuals, have the same choice. Whatever happens in our lives, no matter how awful it may be, we always have the choice not to let it determine our happiness.