Indeed this gentleman's stoicism was of that not uncommon kind, which enables a man to bear with exemplary fortitude the afflictions of his friends, but renders him, by way of counterpoise, rather selfish and sensitive in respect of any that happen to befall himself.

To be happy, we must not be too concerned with others.

How hungrily we read about ourselves!

لكي تصبح سعيدا، عليك ألا تعبأ كثيرا بالآخرين

When we're constantly thinking about ourselves, our world shrinks.

The motivation of transparency is important. The culture teaches people to be candid and blunt, but this usually revolves around self-centeredness – you have a right to express your true feelings and your rage. This is an entitlement. Instead, the Christian way to approach transparency is to realize out candidness should be motivated by a desire to have a pure heart before God and others.