In my previous post below I talked a little about a problem I had with a client. And recently Joel Wilson asked what it means to be a man. Well in light of these to posts I want to know what it means to be a man and turn the other cheek? After contemplating my situation, I began to wonder if I turned the other cheek or if I did something in between that and punching the guy, by just being calm and blowing him off. I want to hear from everybody not just the Orthodox, what does it means to be a man and turn the other cheek, you can answer one or both parts, and I want to hear the ladies chime in also. Because I feel like I do not really know.
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Shoulda punched him. 😉
No, I think you did the right thing. It takes a man to remain calm in a situation like that. Well done.
Christopher, I think it is terribly difficult to understand just how radical are the Lord’s instructions in the Sermon on the Mount. I think recognizing that your response is not quite “turning the other cheek” is perceptive. However, I agree with Joel (Thomas) that you did the right thing. You showed yourself to be civil in spite of aggressive incivility and rudeness; it may not be “turning the other cheek,” exactly, but it was certainly appropriate in every sense.