I am sharing with you all another story i read online today. This one is very special as it appeared right when i needed to be reminded of. The story as below.
There once was a
little boy who had a bad temper. His Father gave him a bag of nails and told
him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of
the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over
the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails
hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his
temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Finally the day came
when the boy didn't lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the
father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was
able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to
tell his father that all the nails were gone. The father took his son by the
hand and led him to the fence.
He said, 'You've
done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be
the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one.
You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won't matter how many times
you say I'm sorry, the wound is still there and a verbal wound is just as
bad as a physical one.'
- Author Unknown
Throughout my life so far, i have managed to be the most angriest one around in my circle. However, life has taught me some worthwhile lessons. Today is my wife's birthday. Of course, she wouldn't expect gifts and neither would i forget to give her one. And today i asked her what she would want me to correct in myself. She asked me to control my anger. I argued if a person who does not get angry at all is either rated as a coward or ends up being bullied often. But she was quite clear in saying that there is a difference between being angry at everything and controlling anger. This story came right through and nailed the lesson. After all a man who keeps his calm and embraces his anger gets to take control over himself and the situation.
Its funny that i recalled this dialogue from the movie Avengers where Bruce Banner says.. That is my secret. I am always angry :)
Cheers for a better tomorrow. Dedicated to my sweet wife for making me a better man with every passing day..!
