It appears to me that the more you are being criticized that you earned things by wrong means, which to the best of your knowledge, are not by wrong means, the harder you should try to earn respect from those who criticize you and the harder you should try to find your faults that trigger the criticism.
On the similar lines ‘what others think of you is none of your business‘.
I suppose when we strike a balance between the two, there is very less mental stress and harmony inside the heart and you start becoming a better man.
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