I love this topic, and maybe it's because I have a lot to say about it. But then, I would love to approach it from a more convenient angle.
One thing about me is that I don't get angry easily, it really takes time for me to. I'm the calm kidney of person, I can't say I am gentle because I'm very playful and friendly, but when it comes to reacting to things,.I take my time to understand the situation first and not just burst out in anger. Because I know how easy it is for anger to destroy things that being calm and patient would have sorted out easily.
And one of the things that had helped nsd is helping me is my love and closeness to children. I too love kids, and I doubt if a day has ever gone by without me carrying one or being around some. And if you know children so well, you will agree with me that they can test your patience and even push you to the wall. There are times you just see them cry for no reason,. sometimes they just keep doing things that will make you want to react, sometimes you find them fighting for no reason or just scattering the whole house that you've taken your time to arrange and clean. But seeing and experiencing all of that taught me patience.
Have you ever seen two or three children fighting, then you even hear them tell each other "I will not play with you again." And even you may ask them to give themselves space and play separately. But give them few minutes, you wouldn't even know when they would go back to playing together and laughing as if nothing transpired between them. Watching and seeing all of that made me see that this life is not that hard, and anger isn't something to hold on to.
And it's not as if I don't get angry, I do, just that it takes a lot for you to push me to. There's a certain day I beat one of my neighbors child, if you see the way he looked at me, he was surprised, he didn't talk he just went in to tell his mum. But his face show's something like, "Uncle Toyosi, did you just beat me, am I dreaming." When his mum came out, what she asked also surprised me, she said, "did you really beat Sam." I was like, "yes I did." She find it hard to believe that I did. She even said she's sure her child must have done something really bad for me too and that she loved the way I did because I'm always playing with them and it seems they are starting to not respect me anymore.
I'm currently serving as a Corp member in a school, and this is my sixth month of service. Just last week one of my students was asking me that did I know I'm the only teacher/corper who hasn't raised his hands to beat them or even get angry and walk out of their class. I take two subjects and three different classes, so it's not as if those students has never done things to make me angry or want to raise my hands at them, but I do control it. And I'm not saying I don't correct them, I just do my correction via talks and such while making them understand that they are adults/humans and not an animal to be beaten.
So, about me getting angry... It's rare, very rare. And being around children is one of the things that has helped me to control and manage my anger. Patience is a great virtue that am save us from unnecessary drama, issues and such...
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