I have to take it as a complement when someone throws dirt on me. It can be in a form of a lie. It can be something that I have done that I don't approve of at this very moment. I have done things that I am not proud of and I have learned from them. People, on the other hand, may not let you forget about your mistakes. They don't care about anything that you have learned from. They are carrying your baggage. You may be at a low point in your life and they will spread the news that you are suffering some type of way. The good news for all the people with the shovel, digging dirt and throwing it on me, thank you. I am like a seed and in order for me to grow I must have dirt on me. I have to be covered with mud over my head until the point that I am invisible. Then, I come up in a different form and material than they were throwing dirt on. They were throwing dirt on me for bad and it was a development process for me. From my book " Follow My Lead"