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Everyone hates the feeling of rejection; not being wanted by the people you love, being rejected from a society or even rejection from the job offer you are pursuing. It can be so painful and strong enough to weigh a person down in deep thoughts, low self-esteem, and anger. At the same time, it reveals the person's emotional intelligence and how true a person can be to you regardless. Rejection, though painful, can be a good thing and this is what I will discuss in this post.
A lot of people react to rejections differently, but the next steps of actions that a person takes show their true nature. If they will react based on their anger or jealousy, or they will take a step back to see the whole picture and work on themselves?
I am someone who gives NO as a default answer to requests asked of me most especially from my friends, and that is because most of the time I want to see how the person reacts when I don't give out or accept what the request is asked. I always ask myself this question: "If I say no, would they still stay around or still be my friends?".
Based on this experiment, you will get to know people who are real to you, or people who are around you only based on what you offer or what they can get from you. It is important to do this because when they don't have anything they need from you, or at your lowest point in life, that is when you will know those that are real to you.
The Pain from Rejection
This pain can be seen as a beautiful source of energy, to be better, to improve to work on oneself, and to see failure as the direction to a better place. There are a lot of great people that have failed, received rejections multiple times, and made it out to be successful.
Take for instance, "Melanie Perkins" the founder of the Canva application we all use today. She faced over 100 rejections from venture capitalists when initially pitching her idea, with many doubting the potential of a design platform accessible to everyone Source.
There is no way we will live in this life and one way or another we will not face rejection. It is how we respond to the rejection that determines our outcome. And the pain from rejection can be a drive into pushing hard to achieve what we want for ourselves.