Okay guys I have a question.. does it make me a mean person if I tell a so-called friend I don't want her in my life because she talks trash about me behind my back? I feel like a mean person

Excerpt from the prophet kahlil gibran and think not you can direct the course of love, for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course. in this line from the passage, what does the word course mean? a) a mode of action or behavior b) a part of a meal served as a unit c) a designated area of land or water d) a continuous layer of building material