Taking the lesson, when it comes by, is worth the engagement. Some good will come from it, however slight.
If a person said something about you that was untrue, would you clear it up and make yourself invisible? That way, everyone would know you were innocent. But time passes and the conflict becomes larger than life. Healing your heart from an attack is awful.
Do you move out of town? Do you face it down so that the clouded thoughts clear and you see once again, your true heart's nature?