Do you understand the importance of empathy? Have you ever heard the enraged story of an angry person and become furious yourself as a result? Did you think of this as empathy? Was it beneficial for the person telling the story? You can empathize with an angry person but you don’t do it by becoming angry yourself. You don’t minister to a furious person by validating their fury, but you can empathize with their pain. A soft answer turns away wrath. Have you applied this principle toward those who are directing anger at you? It works just as well with those who are sharing their stories of anger.
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