Safe Harbour On Both Sides

The Power of Construction When that moment passes, a person spends the rest of their life in regret, wondering why they acted that way. In a calm state, a person himself admits: “What I did in anger was wrong.” I once met a lawyer who worked on criminal cases. He told me that throughout his career, every murderer he came across later felt ashamed of what he had done. He said murder is almost always the result of a passing emotion. In a moment of rage, one person kills another. But once that moment ends, lifelong regret begins. Their conscience whispers, “I wish I hadn’t done that.” The rest of their life becomes a form of punishment—not given by the court, but by their own soul. So, whenever strong emotions rise, don’t act immediately. Just stop yourself—that is the first step toward improvement. If you’re overwhelmed in the evening and somehow manage to sleep without reacting, by the next morning, that emotion will have cooled down. You’ll look back and wonder how you were ever in that state. There’s an English saying: “Revenge is a dish best served cold.” If someone places hot food in front of you and you eat it right away, you’ll burn your mouth. That’s why wise people let it cool before eating.