There is one story that I really liked. Its more about negative 'stuff' other people say / do to you. It goes somewhat like this;
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Buddha was well known for his abilty to respond to evil with good. And there was a man who knew about this and traveled far to test Buddha. He then constantly, verbally abused him. Insulted him. And trying to offend Buddha.
Buddha was unmoved. He simply turned to the man and said, "May I ask you a question? If someone offers you a gift and you decline to accept it, to whom then does it belong?" The man said, "To the person who offered it".
Buddha smiled, "That is correct. So if I decline to accept your abuse does it not then still belong to you?" The man was speechless and walked away.
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