tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039532225394731616.post6192791643158459700..comments2023-09-16T11:39:35.167+02:00Comments on Izzonline - GOBiG on Life: Like Gandhi, be slow to angerIzzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10526355824376465709noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039532225394731616.post-62246767869719469342007-07-01T14:24:00.000+02:002007-07-01T14:24:00.000+02:00The inaccessibility was due to my tinkering with i...The inaccessibility was due to my tinkering with it - I was attempting to migrate to www.izzonline.co.za and disaster nearly struck, but for now it will be running here.Izzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526355824376465709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039532225394731616.post-23400204652545207932007-07-01T12:44:00.000+02:002007-07-01T12:44:00.000+02:00So glad I could be of inspiration, Izz! Haven't be...So glad I could be of inspiration, Izz! Haven't been able to access your blog for a few days, but I'm glad it's up and running like normal again! Cheers!Esther Garvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499704062488259082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039532225394731616.post-53440690108910797872007-06-29T05:16:00.000+02:002007-06-29T05:16:00.000+02:00I like your philosophy Ishtar, so deep yet so unde...I like your philosophy Ishtar, so deep yet so understandable. Forgiveness is easy because it comes natural in many occassions. It's forgiving those whom our hearts seem to detest to much, although our souls long to make peace with, to show love. And it's at that kind of extreme character test that what a person stands for truly comes out. It's in that moment of discomfort that you demonstrate your true character and let love find it's way. <BR/><BR/>And yes, sometimes we need to learn to say no - this time I'm stomping down my foot, that we're not going to be door-matted by someone less deserving of our goodwill - for otherwise such people may break us down and we may find it even heart to forgive those who have genuinely trespassed with us. But at most, letting go of harboured bad feelings, that bad acid which burns us inside too, is the best way forward, like Gandhi taught in his texts.<BR/><BR/>Amazing comment, it leaves me still thinking at this very early hour of the morrow.Izzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526355824376465709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039532225394731616.post-56090397135495036192007-06-28T20:43:00.000+02:002007-06-28T20:43:00.000+02:00I think it's a very personal issue; some people ge...I think it's a very personal issue; some people get angry far too much, others don't put their foot down when they should. Some are afraid of conflicts (but then don't stand out as genuine in others' eye) while others have a hard time letting go of their own will.<BR/><BR/>I know I personally have an easy time forgiving, unless someone has done me something really bad. And when I get angry, people don't want to mess with me. I have learned to control it, so even if I do find myself in a situation where my blood is boiling, I won't say anything. But people see that look in your eyes and they are terrified but your sharpness, even though you haven't said a word. In my case, self-control is not really the issue, but rather one of forgiveness. Forgiving someone who has done be something very wrong can often be next to impossible, but I know who to turn to when I finally realize that forgiveness needs to come about (for the sake of humanity, if not anything else!). God is the only one who can melt my heart in that situation, but if I just open up and listen to the whisper in my heart, my angers dissolves- for who am I to hold a grudge when he has forgiven me wholeheartedly?<BR/><BR/>I think its hard for those of us who have that heated blood to let go of our feelings and just forgive. But when you do humble yourself, take a step back and turn the other cheek - which is what Gandhi was talking about - you win something else, much stronger than what you get by holding on to your own anger.Esther Garvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499704062488259082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039532225394731616.post-27801983156323681692007-06-28T19:50:00.000+02:002007-06-28T19:50:00.000+02:00You're right Ugo. Perhaps the best way to about it...You're right Ugo. Perhaps the best way to about it is to understand oneself and ones own weaknesses (past own past experiences with hurt friends and acquaintances) and then adjust accordingly from there. A rare case but true, some people just cannot be angered. Admiration!Izzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10526355824376465709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9039532225394731616.post-69623322867210225542007-06-28T12:29:00.000+02:002007-06-28T12:29:00.000+02:00You have just succeeded in echoing my thoughts on ...You have just succeeded in echoing my thoughts on issues that abound today. It's a do or dies affair. You see workers hating their bosses, students wishing their instructors illness, etc. Everybody feels threatened if they don't give in to the occasional anger bouts. Unfortunately, people respond to situations differently.<BR/><BR/>Some are slow to anger, some don't get angry at all while some others get offended at the slightest provocation.<BR/><BR/>It all boils down to reaching an optimal level for our very expressions, either way!Admin UDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08522788797263912304noreply@blogger.com