You have a Choice

A man has fallen into a river. He is drowning and crying for help. You extend your hand standing at a safe place in the river. You can use your strength and pull him back to safety. But what if he pulls you into the river? It will be a tragedy, of course.

But such a tragedy happens in our lives quite often. Someone is upset. He loses his temper and vents his anger on you. He is in deep waters and you are on a safe place. Logically, you should pull him to the zone of safety in which you are standing. But what do you do? You step into his zone of danger by losing your temper and hitting back at him.

When we are in confrontation with others, we do not  take the time to reflect whether it is necessary. Aping other person'e behavior is not a powerful way of dealing with that person. It's weak response since you surrender your independent thinking and choose to adopt the other person's way. Confrontation may sometimes be unavoidable and may even be necessary. But there are times when other courses of action are available to us. Please remember that we have the freedom of choice. Don't surrender this freedom by choosing to respond to others in their own way.

Don't let people pull you into their STORM, pull them into your PEACE."