Occasionally I notice that I fight and argue with people around me. I'm told this is especially harmful when it is with my parents, because they love me a lot and so on. "I've often wondered when I start a battle in my home, how I'd feel if somebody were recording what I was saying, and the tone of voice I was using was being shown to others to see and hear. I'd be screeching and shouting. I'd bring up all my weapons of sarcasm and lash out." ... "Wouldn't I feel pretty cheap if I could ‘hear myself' being played back?" ... "Wouldn't it give me some idea of my part in my family's problems!"(Note that the word "sarcasm" comes from the Greek for "tearing of flesh.")
Today's Reminder
I will from now on take note of how disagreements start in my home. If I am the one who starts the arguments, I will try to do what I can to end them quickly in a good way. If I am challenged by an angry person, I will respond quietly or not at all. ... I will remember that my parents are human too.
"A soft answer turneth away wrath, but grievous words stir up anger." (Proverbs)
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