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A Kashmiri poet carried a stone in her pot whenever someone insulted her

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Dealing with haters used to involve a lot more heavy lifting. The brilliant Kashmiri poet Lalleshwari had a wildly abusive mother-in-law and faced constant public mockery. To stay completely detached, she famously carried a pot around and calmly dropped a heavy stone into it every single time someone insulted her, essentially carrying the physical weight of their pointless opinions.

A Kashmiri poet carried a stone in her pot whenever someone insulted her
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