I have never been that person. I am usually the one who has to eat it. The one who takes it and tries to keep the peace.
I haven’t always liked it. Why do some get to speak their minds when the same allowances are not made for me?
It is annoying when someone hurts you and you make it known and the offending party gets mad at you for being hurt. What is that??
I am constantly reminded of the Bible verse which tells us that “if it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” (Romans 12:18)
You know, sometimes I which there were always a Bible verse for some things and this is one of them. It ain’t easy. So many times I want to hold others accountable on how they treat me.
A famous line from a movie said something about using a fork and knife while “eating it” and smile while doing it. It may not be the easiest thing in the world to do, especially when you grew up with a low self-esteem and let people bully you but it is upon us to be the peacemakers.
As much as it hurts to do sometimes, it is better to make the effort in keeping the peace unless there is an opportunity for a reasonable confrontation.
I’m no expert. I’m still learning this one and I get classes on it often.
Most recently I was exiting the subway and a lady passing me bumped into me and I continued on. She stopped to fuss me out for not saying excuse me when SHE was the one who ran into me. I gave it back to her instead of making peace about it. So, yes, I still have repeated lessons on this one.
We live in a hair-trigger world where people are ready to be angry about something. We need to do a better job at being the peacekeepers.
