The Good, the Bad, and the Grouchy (standard:humor, 897 words)
Author: Godspenman	Added: Apr 24 2022	Views/Reads: 884/515	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Everybody faces moments of anger. The key is not to let those anger moments control your attitude at the time. When I control my tongue everything else is under control,

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what appointment he had and I'll ask him when I see him. 

Even after the store employee had departed for his "appointment," Mr.
Grouchy continued the lecturing in his outdoor voice. 

Then Mr. Grouchy realized that the store employee wasn't there. So he
looked around and yelled, "Hey, where are you? Get back here." 

I was so tempted to answer that question, and it took every resource I
had available to keep from answering. 

Finally, he went to the checkout counter and told the cashier how
miserable his visit was in the store, while she rang up his purchases. 

I wasn't too far behind, and I slowly came up to the same cashier to
check out my things. I looked at her, smiled, and said, "Aren't you 
glad there are customers like me?" Then she laughed. 

As I got in my vehicle to drive home, I realized that my week wasn't
quite as crazy as Mr. Grouchy. 

Driving home I was reminded of a verse of Scripture. “This you know, my
beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and 
slow to anger;” (James 1:19). 

Everybody faces moments of anger. The key is not to let those anger
moments control your attitude at the time. When I control my tongue 
everything else is under control,


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