I use those tea bags that have the cute little sayings on them. For the most part, they are really dumb, so I find myself chuckling when I look at them each time I make a cup of tea and I certainly don't take any of the "advice" to heart.
This morning, the advice on the teabag was actually pretty good----to a point. It started out by saying "Always love your enemies....." That part I agreed with, because it's something Jesus Himself told us to do. It was the second part of the advice that made me actually laugh out loud, though. It said ".....seldom does anything annoy them more." Now, I have to admit, the teabag had it dead on. I can recall several instances in my past where someone has decided they didn't like me, was rude to me and even (in the instance of a bully in school) threatened me with physical violence. I never take the bait. I'm always nice as pie in return. And darn if that teabag isn't right....it does annoy people when you do that. Hopefully, it will also show them that displaying love for everyone is a better option and they will adopt the practice themselves when the realize hate and anger doesn't work. But in the meantime, I guess they will just have to be annoyed. :)
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