“Si a ogni cani c’abbaia ci tiri na petra, non t’arrestanu vrazza.”
If you throw a stone at every barking dog, you will soon run out of arms.
(Sicilian proverb)
You are not bitter — simply more selective.
Where once you tolerated out of courtesy, now you choose more carefully where to stop.
Not out of fatigue, but out of leadership.
A true leader cannot be distracted by every noise. The world barks — in meetings, in emails, on every platform.
But if you answer everything, you lose clarity, focus, and energy.
Leadership demands discernment:
not every fool deserves an answer,
not every barking dog deserves a stone.
Silence is not weakness.
It is strength choosing when to speak.
You are not losing your patience.
You are protecting your direction.