The way people treat you is a statement about who they are. It is not a statement about you. How people treat you, is their KARMA: how you react, is YOURS.
So the best reaction is to stay silent and give back No Response. Stop an ugly war of words by being selective in your battles. Sometimes Peace is better than Being Right.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. Eleanor Roosevelt
1 Corinthians 13:5 of the Bible says:
Love is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered and keeps no record of wrongs.
Speak in such a way that others love to listen to you. Listen in such a way that others love to talk to you. Where there is true love, rudeness does not need to creep into any conversation. Only where there is dissension there is an exchange of unwanted words.
Raise your words, not your voice. Rumi
PRAYER:
Dear Lord, We bring to You all those we associate with everyday, especially the ones who try to bring us down. Help us to understand them better and not to retaliate back: to keep our anger and frustration in check. Clear our heart of all issues that hinder us from praying for those around us. Gently remind us, Lord, that You are leading us to greener pastures and that our true worth and value lies in pursuing that way shown by You. Fill us with Patience and Love. In Your Name . Amen.
God bless us all with Patience, Love and Peace.