Anger and Resentment I recently listened to a short story told in a book, Gradually Then Suddenly. A door-to-door salesman walks up to a house with an old man sitting on the porch in a rocking chair. Laying next to him was an old hound dog. The salesman barely got out, “Good afternoon, Sir! I’m selling…” by the time the dog let out a loud whimper. Shocked, the salesman asked if the dog was okay. “Yesir, he’s just laying on a nail,” said the old man. “A nail!? Why doesn’t the dog move?!?” inquired the salesman. The old man replied, “Because it doesn’t hurt enough.” Sometimes we stay in a situation because it doesn’t hurt enough to change it. Resentment or dissatisfaction lets you know something is out of place, or not quite right. If one is resentful about doing the dishes or mowing the grass, maybe some maturing is needed. These are things everyone has to do. If one is meeting the situation with maturity, then maybe that person has something to say or do that has been left unsaid or undone. “When you have something to say, silence is a lie.” - Jordan Peterson
