Being la belled as gullible will be the most detesting thing that can ever happen to a human being.Every one of us have a self esteem. It is unthinkable to accept our gullibility simply because you've outwitted by a fellow human being.
There was a scandalous woman approached a zen master because her past deeds were sordid . However, she was unable to reconcile to the present life as she didn't reveal her past to the family members.With a hope to get a solution to her predicament she knocked at the doors of a zen monastery.
The master said" As long as you suppress yourself you'll not find peace in your life release the negative thoughts from you. No human can live in a tranquil state unless he spit it out the past".