There are many different emotions that exists in our hearts. Love, hate, fear, anger, the list goes on. As natural as it is, anger has the capability of bringing about the destruction of the tallest giant if its left unchecked and unmanaged.
There are many times when people act like jerks. Always stubborn and some times, they just want to piss you off for now obvious reason, just to see your reaction. They know the right thing to do, but they will not want to see it just to observe your response.
I have quite a handful of friends that will do everything to see me pissed off. Sometimes, there are some that will want to spray urine on my legs and expect me to remain calm.
Around the end of last year, I had an encounter with somebody that made me took things to extreme lengths.
It was on a sunny evening. The heat from the sun was too much, so, i decided to purchase a standing fan. I asked some of my experienced friends, and they told me to get an already used fan, siding the fact that it has copper coil. Copper coils are more stronger and better than aluminium coil, and according to my friends, they are very hard to get in new fans.
I went to the market where they sale already used fans, and but i did not see the fan i want. After searching for some time, i got to a shop where they told me that they don't have the fan, but they know of somebody that wants to sale their fan. I was cool with it so long as i wasn't buying a stolen goods.
They brought the fan and it was exactly what I wanted, so, I asked them to test it. It worked fine, but I was skeptical to pay because of the speed of its blades. It was not blowing perfectly.
When I got home, I plugged in the fan and while i remove my shirt in preparation to enjoy the fan. To my utmost disappointment, the fans speed was very slow. I thought it was from the low electrical current, so, i went out to check other bulbs, but their light was full enough to make a fan blow at good speed.
All of a sudden, the fan stopped rotating. I tried everything i could, but it was not working, so, i went back to the shop where i bought it to lay my complain.
When I got there, i could not find the guy that sold me the fan which made my anger to start building up. I asked the other person that witnessed the trade, and they said the seller went home. I asked them to call him, and he came.
When he heard the problems of the fan, he offered fix it, but I didn't want it fixed, fearing that the same thing may happen in the nearest future. I requested a refund but he refused. I tried to settle things without raising my voice, but he still refused to refund me. Now i was beginning to get angry, but then, i still tried to ask for my money back in a polite manner, but the guy rudely refused. This was were i became annoyed, and i started making calls. I called some of my friends and narrated everything to them.
They came to the store, about 5 of them, and when the guy saw that they are ready to cause destruction, he decided to give me back my money. I didn't actually want things to escalate to that extent, but I had to make that call, else, i would not get back my money.
I don't actually regret my actions. Instead, this I will do a similar thing any time and any day. People don't actually hear the voice of kindness, instead, they always succumb to that of violence.
The major thing that helps me cool off from anger is to walk out, and take water even if i am not thirsty. Sipping water when i'm annoyed has a magical effect of cooling me down.
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