Associating with the right company

It is very important to associate yourself with the right group of friends as they can strongly influence you in the right or wrong ways. There are two types of friends - true friends are wise & learned people; false friends can only lead you into ruins. Look out for the three characteristics of a good friend, which are those people with good thoughts, good speech, and good actions. On the other hand, associating with false friends can bring you serious trouble, or at the very least, your failure and wasted time & effort in dealing with them.  

Seek Your Own Inner Peace

The less you respond to rude, toxic, argumentative people, the better it is for you because the more peaceful your life will be. But first, you must first find your own inner peace & harmony. And your inner peace cannot be dependent on external situations or people as they are subject to impermanence, unsatisfactory nature, and non-self.  If you cannot find inner peace within yourself, you cannot find it anywhere else.