Silent in the face of annoyance

Almost everyone has one downside or another that is deemed a bad habit, either by themselves or by people around them. I have a couple of woeful habits, and I recognize some of them and try to make amends if I think they aren't palatable to people around me. But if I don't see them as bad, then I'll keep it up regardless of others opinions. In this post, I'll share one of my worst habits and what I personally think about it, so without further ado, let's dive into it.

Taking a deep look into my habits through the years, I can say that one of my worst habits is keeping quiet in the face of anger or annoyance. To most people who read this, I'm sure what will come to your mind is that it's a good habit and isn't really bad as I deemed it to be, but take, for instance, a situation where someone angrily speaks at you or abuses you, and all they expect is to get the same from you, but rather than you responding, you just keep quiet or walk away from such places.   On many occasions, doing so usually makes the person angry with me more angry, especially when it's someone older. They feel insulted, but to me, I careless and would rather stay quiet than let out words from my mouth. This habit has made many people who have witnessed me exhibit it tag me as someone who'll be wicked and hold grudges.   Well, I personally don't see myself as being wicked; instead, my act of staying quiet in such a situation is to give room for peace; returning every angry word or abuse with mine will only lead to more annoyance that'll escalate the issue. Another reason is because I'm the type who, when angry and decides to speak, will say some hurtful words that would definitely hurt whoever I'm angry at, so in a nutshell, I try to not comment on such, continually keep quiet, and if it keeps reoccurring, it'll get to a day that I'll finally voice out.   And such won't be palatable for such a person I'm angry with because my words would pierce through their hearts, and this is what I usually try to avoid by not speaking, regardless of how many times such a person has offended me. So, like I said earlier, I don't see my behavior as being back, but I guess I might work on being vocal to show my displeasure, so it won't seem like I'm holding grudges.

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That's about all for now, I hope you enjoyed the read, have a wonderful day and happy New Month to you.