Moses in the Book of Exodus: While generally seen as a hero and a prophet, Moses also kills an Egyptian out of anger and is barred from entering the Promised Land due to disobedience, showing his antiheroic flaws. Jonah in the Book of Jonah: Jonah initially runs away from his divine cal...
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Every time he had yelled at her in anger. It all fell on him at once. A heaviness that pressed his soul down to the floor even though his body remained standing. After what seemed like an eternity to him, but was really on a short pause over the phone, he came to with a question...
“He’s hosting his annual Bacchanal this weekend. Most of the neighborhood is showing up. The rest have the cops on speed dial.” The allusion to Bacchus / Dionysus — the god of wine and revelry — lets the reader (and the neighbors) know what to expect of the party being held. Mi...
Mahatma Gandhi’s words, “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong,” illuminate the profound significance of forgiveness in our lives. Forgiveness is not just a virtue; it is a transformative force that holds the power to turn anger into peace, hostility... ...
Forgiveness is the ability tolet go of anger and resentment. It includes being able to forgive yourself and others. When you forgive, you do not hold grudges. It's natural to feel anger and resentment when someone wrongs you but holding onto that negative emotion will only hurt you in the...
If you are a chronic projector you will experience a great deal of anxiety around other people, as well as other unpleasant emotions like anger, disappointment, resentment and prejudice on a daily basis. Keep reading to discover whether you’re a “serial projector” or not in your daily life...
The last example is more subtle; on the surface, it seems like a nice thing to say. But your tone of voice showed that you were making fun of your co-worker instead. Sarcasm can be used in all kinds of ways -- it can express everything from anger to humor. Sarcasm is an example...
Practicing divination is noted as one of the reasons for Israel’s exile as 2 Kings 17:17 says, “And they burned their sons and their daughters as offerings and used divination and omens and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking him to anger.” Jeremiah 14:14...
Aposiopesis is defined as a figure of speech in which the writer stops a line of text in the middle of a sentence. E.g. The following use of '—' is an example of aposiopesis, "His anger reached such intensity that—well, let's just say helplessness took over, and the room fell...