They were once firm friends. Her colleague, in fact, assisted in her recruitment. But over the months relations became increasingly hostile. The cost hasn t just been personal. This is not such an unusual story.
Enemies are almost as universal an experience as friends.
We prefer an explanation which enhances our image of ourselves. To put it another way, each of us is the star of the movie of our life, and seeing everything from our own point of view comes very easily to us. We make the best of bad situations, rationalise away our faults and failures, and wherever possible, attempt to blame others. In Friends and Enemies , Rowe lists 24 psychological rewards having enemies can give you. They distract you from your own failures.