My husband and I were bickering about something so trivial the other day and we, being the “passionate” people we are, when positioned on our side of the argument, it is very hard for us to let IT go. Even when 10 minutes into it we have both forgotten what it really was we were having a heated conversation about! We usually need divine intervention to resolve any problem, God bless us both for being so stubborn. BUT in the heat of this very important argument (knobs or handles in our new kitchen mind you, VERY important stuff, ha!) he fumbled on his words as he was trying to make a very stern and manly statement, and could not get words out correctly. I, of course started laughing so hard I was crying because of how funny he sounded. Well should I say, how funny we sounded arguing about something so petty! After the laughter concealed our fiery argument I realized how laughing can heal soooo much. I also go to thinking of why we were even bickering about something so silly when there are people in the world that would not care about a knob or a handle. No, they have more pressing issues to worry about, like having some actual food to put in their stomachs.
My brother always tells me that it is our human nature to be so wrapped up in our little world that we lose sight of others and their struggles. He said, “We are always complaining we have no shoes when our neighbor has no FEET. “
The next time you’re caught in the fiery passion of an argument such as this, ask yourself, is it worth my time and effort to be so upset about this? How many blessings can I count today, that counterbalance everything that I think I’m without?
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