In
the Disney Pixar’s 2015 animated movie Inside
Out, eleven year-old Riley is controlled by the emotions of Fear, Anger,
Sadness, Disgust, and Joy. They all make her who she is as a female. At the
beginning of the film, this question is asked:
“Do
you ever look at someone, and wonder what’s going on inside their head?” This is one of the most unique questions I’ve ever
answered on my blog who’d imagine I would discover it where I did. My wife,
Bobbi, is not hard to read when she’s angry. The message I get doesn’t instill
a sense of love and security in me, but closer to a healthy sense of concern.
There
are some situations where reading a person’s mind would be entertaining and
definitely informative. What are
congregation member’s thinking during the Sunday morning service? At your
favorite store, where you had a problem with a recent refund (where you had no
receipt) what was the cashier angrily stating about you in his head?
Your
aged parents once again start on you about settling down with the right person,
marrying, and giving them a grandchild one day. You can’t honestly give them
the blunt reply in your head.
They
would be hurt by your harsh words. Your boss at work is a pompous idiot. It
would be wonderful to finally state what everyone sees as the obvious, but work
is hard to find. You are in love with someone, who doesn’t know you exist. You
want to let that person know your true feelings, but you’re afraid of what the
reaction might be.
To
some extent you can control what others think of you by your right behavior.
Colossians 4:6 (MSG) states the most important thing. “Be gracious in your speech. The goal is to bring out the best in
others in a conversation, not put them down, and not cut them out.” Are you
currently doing this?
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| Riley's emotions (from left to right) Sadness, Fear, Joy, Anger (in red), Disgust |
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