Reasonable and Biblically sound exhortations.
However, . . . it’s my custom . . . to live my life fairly much right out in broad daylight in front of God and everyone.
I hate pretense, sham, prissy appearances etc.
I don’t get genuinely angry very often. I’m comfortable enough expressing it, when I do.
I’m willing to let the chips fall where they may and to deal with the consequences.
I’m also extremely loathe to break a relationship for almost any reason—including some horrifically challenging ones.
However, it does happen on occasion. Doesn’t hinder my forgiveness. I forgive immediately. I’ve just become mature enough to understand that I can only manage my side of relationships. I can’t be responsible for the other side. And, at some point, in some relationships, I have to face the fact that it’s unworkable.
I used to do back flips to vainly try and make every relationship into as wonderful a Christ-like example of relationships possible. I don’t spend much of that kind of energy in those kinds of ways any more.
Well, in the world of interpersonal relationships, you will tend to get what you give. Surely I do not need to tell a psychologist THAT.
So, if someone is comfortable with how s/he expresses anger, then that person must realize that an immoderate action might provoke the same in response.
And that person will have to just grin and bear the occasional retaliatory slice. Right?
We all have the ability to reflect upon how our actions impact others, do we not? Just because someone does not state that s/he is irritated, surely we are not too dense to surmise that we may have offended, are we?
This is basic stuff. I’m sure you’re bored. ;-D