Our Bishop recently gave a combined Priesthood/Relief Society lesson on forgiveness, which got me thinking about it. And I realized that it applies to pet peeves, too. For instance, it drives me mad when people block pathways or corridors. Especially a situation where, for instance, two people are standing right next to an empty foyer in a way so as to block the hallway. They don't care that they're blocking traffic as they talk. Or when you're running after a two year old and someone gets right in front of you to talk to their friend. What I realized is that I need to learn to forgive those people. They won't stop doing it in any case, and I need to do it for my own spiritual benefit.
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
Pet peeves are an especially petty thing to not forgive over, because it's very unlikely that your minor anger is going to change their behavior at all.
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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen! - Samuel Adams
I hate it when people are driving and they stop the whole line of cars behind them to actually *honk* at the guy on the corner and motion for him to cross, when he wasn't even going to cross the street in the first place!
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Life is tough but it's tougher if you're stupid. -John Wayne
