Don't be hot-tempered be coooool-tempered :D

This morning, in the car and on the way to church, my dad was forcing me to listen to the 101 principles by Mr. Idontrememberhisname, and I’ll just call him Blah, because he talks a lot.

Moving on, Blah was telling a story of how a lady driving her car stopped at the traffic light but then her engine died and it was pretty embarrassing for her. While she tried her best to start the car, the other cars moved around and used the other lanes except for the car right behind her. The man inside that car started honking at her. After a while, the lady paused, rather vexed, and walked over to the other car. The man wound down his window in surprise. The lady leaned over and said, “Why don’t you help me start my car while I sit here and lean on the horn?”

Well, it’s a good story with a good lesson; “Put yourself in the shoes of others before you get angry or impatient with them.”

But let’s think, what if you were that lady. Your car died in the middle of the road and you’re trying to restart it, and someone is honking irritably behind you. Do you get down and say “Why don’t you help me start my car while I sit here and lean on the horn?” Is that reasonable? What will you accomplish by doing that? What will happen while you scold the person behind you?

Here are 7 simple things that might have happened if you stopped to get down of the car and scold the man.

1. The man would open the window and swear at you, possibly in some other language you don’t know.

2. The man would say “no thanks” and drive away laughing.

3. The man, suddenly getting it into his thick head that it’s easier to just go around your car, drives off while you stand there with your mouth open.

4. After you finish scolding him, you return to your car hot, sweaty, angry, and still not able to start the engine.

5. A man on a motorcycle snatches your hand bag ( if you had carried it down from the car)

6. People will see you and get angry that you stop in the middle of the road to talk, and they will start honking at you.

And my favorite,

7. A thief comes, restarts your engine, and drives off in your car.

Moral of the story of the story?

Sometimes it’s better not to get angry and scold others.

-cheers =) I realize I like typing a lot when it is on Microsoft Office Word.

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