This morning I honked to a passerby in a school campus who had this belief that I was speeding. She was making signs towards me, asking me to slow down.
I was driving at 5 miles/hr. What more can you expect from me?
That spur of the moment when anger strikes or it hurt my ego when I was doing something right and still being accused of it made me blow the horn.
Needless to say, I felt bad after that.
I thought that I could have done a better job in controlling myself by just smiling at her but instead replied back with that same tone.
I should have breathed in and kept my ego aside.
Mantra for today: Reacting at the spur of the moment is always fatal.
7 comments:
I think reacting to the spur of the moment is human. Don't be so tough on yourself!
Seriously, don't be too rough on yourself and think we all have been there. Voted for you Ruchira!!! :)
Gosh, Ruchira, you're definitely not alone in feeling that. It's difficult when that anger hits there and then.......I always tell myself to count to ten! (sorry for the poetic interference). Seriously, too true and well said. We should never do things on impulse lest we regret it. I am sharing this on the Muses from the Deep Gazette http://paper.li/f-1341323040
I think most people react a you did. Don't feel bad, we all do it.
Ya know, it's easy to react this way. I think with a little mindful practice, we can avoid it - but Susan's right: we all have our knee-jerk reactions to things and we're only human. :)
thank you all for your precious input.IT made me feel lighter :)
Just my 2 cents ;)
Sure, we are humans so ought to behave like that but, if we come with that excuse then how will we be different from the other...
This is something I have struggled with my entire life. I have finally learned to think before responding and it has brought peace to me...now if I can only remember it each day.
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