Monk Man series- 5 🌿 Hurting back never healed me — letting go slowly did...

There were days when I used to hold on to anger for long stretches. A small fight was enough to ruin my entire day. I would keep a fussy face, stop talking, and taunt again and again, as if punishing the other person would somehow make me feel better. But it never did. It only made the day heavier.

Monk Man would calmly advise,

“This is not the way to live. Anger is not a blanket you wrap yourself in.”

I would snap back,

“This is how I am! If you can’t accept it, just tell me.”

Back then, I never realized that life is meant to be taken beautifully, not forcefully. We don’t have to drag hurt, stretch silence, or prolong irritation. Holding anger doesn’t make us strong; it only makes us stuck.

Slowly, he made me understand that anger is just an emotion passing through the mind, like a storm passing through the sky. We don’t need to chase it. We don’t need to feed it. We just need to let it settle softly.

Very slowly, I began to understand that it is better to speak, resolve, and move on rather than carry the weight and spoil both of our moods. He, on the other hand, never carried anger. He never spoke behind anyone’s back. He, either said it to their face or simply let it go.

Now I try not to stretch fights beyond the moment. I try not to needle anyone with taunts or punish them with silence. Instead, I pause, breathe, and let the emotion cool down on its own. Not for them alone, but for me aswell

I am learning…

Life feels lighter when we don’t carry yesterday’s storm into today’s sky.