Popping Off
A prudent man overlooks an insult
Proverbs 12:16 (NIV)
Recommended Reading
James 3:13-18
On opening night at the Boston Pops this year, Symphony Hall filled with well-heeled guests as conductor Keith Lockhart led the orchestra in rousing renditions of Hollywood show tunes. During the song "Gigi," a man sitting in the balcony turned and told another to be quiet. A scuffle broke out, then a woman screamed as one of the men wrapped his arm around the other's neck, pulling him backward. The orchestra stopped, and the crowd turned to watch the fight. The concert resumed only after security guards managed to pull the men apart and drag them, clothes in tatters, from the hall.
We live in a world of immature people, short tempers, and prideful outbursts. It's so easy to get angry, lose our temper, respond to an insult, or make a cutting remark. Though we're occasionally confronted with situations that demand a strong response, it's often best to let an offense pass by without giving it undue attention, like water off a duck's back.
Don't let others interrupt the song in your soul.
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
Winston Churchill
A prudent man overlooks an insult
Proverbs 12:16 (NIV)
Recommended Reading
James 3:13-18
On opening night at the Boston Pops this year, Symphony Hall filled with well-heeled guests as conductor Keith Lockhart led the orchestra in rousing renditions of Hollywood show tunes. During the song "Gigi," a man sitting in the balcony turned and told another to be quiet. A scuffle broke out, then a woman screamed as one of the men wrapped his arm around the other's neck, pulling him backward. The orchestra stopped, and the crowd turned to watch the fight. The concert resumed only after security guards managed to pull the men apart and drag them, clothes in tatters, from the hall.
We live in a world of immature people, short tempers, and prideful outbursts. It's so easy to get angry, lose our temper, respond to an insult, or make a cutting remark. Though we're occasionally confronted with situations that demand a strong response, it's often best to let an offense pass by without giving it undue attention, like water off a duck's back.
Don't let others interrupt the song in your soul.
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
Winston Churchill
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