"Count to Ten"
Hello! I'm going to get right into my discussion today. If you missed last week's post, this month, I am talking about patience. Last week, I mentioned that anger and impatience often go hand in hand. I mentioned the Thomas Jefferson quote, "When angry, count to ten before you speak. If very angry, count to one hundred." This quote is the basis of today's post. When I took a look at the words patience and anger in relationship to each other, I found myriads of quotes. From Buddha to Jean Fontaine, from Mahatma Gandhi and Ali ibn Abi Talib, everyone seemed to have an opinion on these topics and the close relationship they share. Most agree that they are closely related. And why is that? Well, if you think about it, when you are very angry, your inhibitions are lowered. It's hard to think properly when you are angry, and you do things you regret. The Bible has a couple of things to say on the topic. One of my favorite verses comes from Proverbs 15:1 which s...