Do you think those who push our bottons and send us into a rage at the slightest?

Question

provocation are our real teachers?

Answer 1

" send us into a rage " ?

Others will express as they do.  Each individual has choice of how they respond / react to what another has reflected towards them.

Someone behaves "annoying" / rude towards you.  That might annoy you, yet you have choice of how deep you draw in the "annoyance" of the other.

The "lesson(s)" learned from being "provoked" by others ?  " Gifts" of lessons are learned from even the most sour of people or experience.

We can't "control" what another might do.  What we can "control" is our own selves.

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Answer 2

No!  I don't think rage can be a good teacher!

Answer 3

My goodness, Ritaakar, you're either reading a very good book or your are undergoing great spiritual growth.

Yes, that which angers me most is that which I am fighting in my own heart.

Answer 4

They are the ones who make us see who we really are in this life.  As much as I hate the people who make me want to die, they are the ones who have made me a better person and have made me stronger in life.  So yes, I do think they are our real teachers.  They are not our only teachers in life, we ourselves are our teachers as well.  

Answer 5

They are the testers put in place :-) Not teachers ! You have to learn to switch off these and then you will see the wisdom of all !  

Answer 6

no most the people I know that do that to me do it to p*** me off

Answer 7

On this I whole heartily agree with Dances with Kali. My Teacher used to say, "If a demon makes you run for Home, you have entertained Angels unaware. Bottom line is we get what we need from the best available source to help us see ourselves with clarity. Until we have clarity we can not have Wisdom. Another wise friend of mine would say we polish our internal mirror, so that when we gaze into it, what we see is without distortion. I just this moment as writing this  had a ah-ha about it, but I am sure I could never explain it.

Blessings!

Answer 8

That could  very well be the  case..........I loved what was said in the movie "Jacobs Ladder" when he asked his Chiropractor why were so many Devils in his life, the Chiropractor said something like "they are here to give you a message and when you understand it they will turn into Angels".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quVERH404...