By Pavani Devi Dasi
I once came across a simple but piercing sentence:
“They don’t have to ruin you. They just have to ruin the idea of you.” It stayed with me.
How fragile our reputations are! A single remark, a careless whisper, can reshape how others see us. You might set a boundary in service, decline a request, or voice a different opinion—and suddenly the label appears: “She’s difficult.” “He’s insincere.” “They’re not cooperative.”
Once such an idea is planted, it spreads quietly. Eve
