That night, Marcos opened a PDF his therapist had sent him months ago but he’d never read: “Evite Ser Utilizado” — Avoid Being Used. It wasn’t by Wayne Dyer, but it cited him heavily. One line stopped him cold:
From that day on, he lived by a new rule: help freely, but never from fear. And he kept the PDF on his desktop — not as a weapon, but as a reminder that avoiding being used isn’t selfish. It’s sacred. Wayne W Dyer 2 Evite Ser Utilizado.pdf
Here’s a short narrative inspired by that idea, blending Dyer’s philosophy of self-reliance with the warning not to let others take advantage of you. The Lesson of the Leaning Wall That night, Marcos opened a PDF his therapist
At work, Marcos was the go-to person for last-minute favors. “Hey, Marcos, can you stay late again?” “Marcos, you’re so good at this — just do it for me this once.” He never said no. He thought he was being kind, being spiritual, being like Wayne Dyer — above ego, above conflict. And he kept the PDF on his desktop
For the first time, Marcos felt lighter. He wasn’t being rude — he was being real. And as Wayne Dyer once wrote: “The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don’t know anything about.” Marcos had rejected his own worth. Now, he chose to know it.
Marcos had always admired Dr. Wayne Dyer’s teachings. He kept a worn copy of Your Sacred Self on his nightstand, and his favorite quote was: “What you think of me is none of my business.” But knowing the words and living them were two different things.