As you identify less and less with the “me”, you will be more at ease with everybody and with everything. Do you know why? Because you are no longer afraid of being hurt or not liked. You no longer desire to impress anyone. Can you imagine the relief when you don't have to impress anybody anymore? Oh, what a relief. Happiness at last!
"Awareness: The Perils and Oppurtunities of Reality". Book by Anthony de Mello, p. 96, June 1, 1990.