how to deal

I hate it when something would try to ruin my day. Earlier this morning,the van that I was riding was stopped by a police officer. I was in a hurry because I haven’t eaten my breakfast. Whenever I’m hungry, I tend to become temperamental and impatient. I was inside the van waiting for the driver to go back. After conversing with the police, the driver told me, “Miss, sandali lang, may ina-ayos lang kami.” I nodded and replied, “ Matagal pa ba yan? Nagmamadali na ako.” Then, I gave him a stern look. Ten minutes have passed and we’re still there. I was getting pissed so I went out of the van and asked the policemen, “Sir, matagal pa ba?” “Ma’am, iimpound na yung van eh, yung driver walang lisensya.” The man replied. Then, I just left. I walked and passed on a nearby McDonald’s chain and bought breakfast. I was eating while walking. The good thing about it is that I’m only few blocks away from the office. Then, I’m only three minutes late.
I know that this is not exactly my fault but I’ve learned something from this incident. I realized that I should not loose my temper easily, because kanina, I feel like ‘exploding’. Well, at least, I’ve prevented myself from doing so. But if I yelled at the people around me, they might think that I’m deranged. I can’t whine or cry about the situation. Instead, I should think of solution.

At this point I should have maturity, I must know how to handle this kind of situation. It’s true that we can’t control the circumstance around us, but we can choose our response. It is a fact that life consists of unending choices and continuous problem solving.