Yesterday was a challenging and defining day for me in many respects as it called into question so many of the tenets and principles one assumes to have a strong subscription to - in such quick succession that allegiance became dependent on the circumstances rather than sound reasoning.
Anger is a momentary state of mind or at least the worst of it is over within a flash and begins to diminish in its intensity almost as soon as it starts. The brave amongst us have the power to haul this in at the outset and any bitterness resulting from the original event emancipates itself in less hurtful and long lasting ways.
One has to try to maintain the clarity of thought and vision at all waking hours to ensure events do not overtake you. A good way to combat some of the most destructive instincts embedded in us for our ultimate test is to place oneself somewhere in the line of one’s own fire to see how heated and unbearable it has the capacity to become.
No one would of course be convinced of performing a selfless deed especially if it involved some form of self-desecration for nothing. Nothing but the overpowering and ever-present thought of being answerable one day for every little bit of mischief to a higher power can stop you from going too far.
