[KenWittlief]

about 2,000 years ago it was written that a persons true character is revealed when they are tested by fire.

When something bad happens to you, or you go through a difficult ordeal, then the way that YOU respond reveals your true nature. Its easy to be nice when everything is going your way. When trouble comes, then we get to see whats on the inside.

The ironic part about this, the thing that pushed you over the edge may have been real, or it may have been a misunderstanding on your part. But when you blow up and lose your cool infront of others, that is 100% the real you.

The original misunderstanding will get cleared up, but the way other people see you will be altered forever.