Anger

By now most you have heard about the Jet Blue flight attendant that lost his cool last week and exited a plane via an escape chute. If you have not heard about this you can read about it HERE. I am not sure how to react to such an incident. Losing our cool is never a prudent thing to do. I have long believed that anyone who can cause me to lose my cool or become angry own or controls me. So I endeavor to maintain a certain level of coolness about me even in the face of provocation.

Another nasty video turned up this week of a lady losing her cool because she could not get chicken mcnuggets during breakfast hours at McDonalds. If you have not seen this you can view it HERE. Hopefully once this lady comes to her senses she will see the error or the stupidity of her actions.

These two separate incidents bring to light a difficult thing, working with the general public. Every job I have ever had has been working directly with the public. I never cease to be amazed at how some people can act. And so instead of tossing stones at these two individuals let's take a moment to look inwardly and see how we are perceived by the world.

Perhaps the best thing we can do is ask someone close to us who will be honest with us. Because often when we look in the mirror we either see all good or all bad, and neither of these extremes are entirely true. Some of the tough questions that need to be asked are, "how do I treat those who serve me throughout the day?" "Am I always nice and appreciative of those working hard around me?" "Do I have a firm grasp on the fact that life is not about me?" These are just some sample questions, because we all know people who are impatient in all circumstances, who habitually tip badly, who think the rules do not apply to them, etc.

I can easily see how the above flight attendant lost his cool and exploded. It was probably because of someone like the lady in the second story. Let's not be like that, let's live lives that honor God at all times!