Hold On

Recently - I was furious with somebody. Really mad [happens to the best of us..]. I thought that this person had done something evil and my righteous indignation was overwhelming. I had a need to tell the whole world how I felt. I contained myself [well at least publicly].

Then some time passed. I still feel that this person had done evil but have lost interest in talking about it. I now regret what I said earlier.

From this I learned a life lesson. When angry - wait it out, hold on, do something else. Tell your yetzer hara that you will give it a fair hearing at a later date. When this later date comes you will no longer feel the need.

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