Watch Your Words When You Are Angry
Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger.
– Chinese Proverb
How often do you hurt others’ feelings? You may
not know every time you do so, but
the concerned person will not forget. In fact people may forget when they are
praised, but they will never forget when they are insulted. When choked with
emotions, we may not know what we say and how we express the same. It is very
difficult to build healthy relationship, but it takes only a few moments to
destroy the same. Like a broken glass,
it is impossible to patch up completely.
Perhaps you can apply the following tips before
emotionally bursting out:
·
Remain silent for a few minutes before you speak.
·
Be conscious about the words you are using.
·
Count ten before you burst out. Spoken words will not
come back.
·
Resolve to be pleasant even when you are angry.
·
Recall what and how you spoke last time, when you blew
your top and the consequence.
It makes sense to behave decently even when we
are upset. It enhances our personality and image.
(From my book '365 Exciting Ways to Live')
NC Sridharan
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