Sometimes you meet people who are relentlessly negative.  They do down others’ achievements.  They are bitter and insulting, even to their own family.  They revel in being rude and obnoxious to other people, hoping they’ll feel better about themselves in the meantime. This never works - and they are the only ones who can’t see it. They wonder endlessly why they have no friends or why people don’t call them back.  This fact is a total mystery to them, but completely obvious to anyone else.  This creates an upsetting and seemingly needless situation, but one you cannot help to solve as they will not listen to anyone’s advice.  If you have such a person in your life, you might find this website really helpful.  http://thinksimplenow.com/happiness/dealing-with-difficult-people/.  Don’t moan or whinge about it though - the most inspiring passage is as follows:

Eliminating Negative People In Your Life

Negative people can be a source of energy drain. And deeply unhappy people will want to bring you down emotionally, so that they are not down there alone. Be aware of this. Unless you have a lot of time on your hands and do not mind the energy drain, I recommend that you cut them off from your life.

Cut them out by avoiding interactions with them as much as possible. Remember that you have the choice to commit to being surrounded by people who have the qualities you admire: optimistic, positive, peaceful and encouraging people. As Kathy Sierra said, “Be around the change you want to see in the world.”