Good question. Some people may indeed have an interesting personality, but it is also interesting how others don’t seem bothered by them at all. Each of us is carrying a past that is like many layers acquired through our actions and the consequences of those actions, and that makes us susceptible to be adversely affected by the behavior of others. But underneath all of that is a completely free self. I need to take time daily and connect to that self, nurturing it with my own attention.