Don't Be a Prisoner of Opinion
Let me start with a truth that will either liberate you or offend you. Possibly both. Even if you die for people, they will still say you did not die well. Read that again. Slowly. Let it sink in. You can sacrifice everything. You can give your last cent. You can carry their burdens, wipe their tears, pay their bills, and show up for them at 3 AM when nobody else would. And when you are gone, when your body is in the ground and your name is being mentioned at the funeral, somebody will still be sitting in the back row whispering, "Mmm, but you know, he was not really that generous." Somebody will still find something to say. Somebody will still find something to criticise. Somebody will still find a way to reduce your entire life to a single flaw. And the crazy part? That is not a tragedy. That is just people. That is just the nature of the beast. So, if you cut your neck for people, they will still say you did not cut it well. That one sweet me. That one really, really sweet...