OFFENSES
One day, when Vice President Calvin Coolidge was presiding over the Senate, on Senator angrily told another to go “straight to hell”! The offended Senator complained to Coolidge as presiding officer, and Cal looked up from the book he had been leafing through while listening to the debate. “I’ve been looking through the rule book,” he said. “You don’t have to go.”
Why do we get so offended when someone says something we don’t like? Isn’t it healthy for us humans to disagree with someone else’s opinion? I’ve learned that every time I feel like getting offended, that was a test from God. How will I deal with my emotions? I can be merciful and forgive on the spot, or I can crank up the debate a notch and insult them back. And then I have to live with my decision. I will reap what I sow!
The next time someone tells you where to go, just smile and tell them you don’t have to. You’ll win that round.