A Soft Answer

I was just re-reading a wonderful story about a man who was riding a train in Tokyo and was confronted with a drunk man who was dangerous and violent. He as about to use his training in aikido when an old gentleman used his gentle voice and concern for the drunk man and calmed his spirit. His final thought was "What I had wanted to do with muscle had been accomplished with kind words." We can all use this example and remember the scripture, "A soft answer, turneth away wrath."