Read this..."PROVIDENCE, R.I. (March 18) - A Rhode Island woman faces charges after allegedly punching and biting her 11-year-old son's school principal after being told the boy was being suspended. Police said 30-year-old Aleyda Uceta also bit an officer trying to arrest her after Friday's incident at Roger Williams Middle School in Providence. She was charged with assault on school officials, assault on police officers and resisting arrest. Principal Rudolph Moseley Jr. was allegedly assaulted after he told Uceta that her son would be suspended for three days for refusing to go to a room for misbehaving students. Police said Uceta punched Moseley in the face and bit his left arm. Attempts to reach Uceta by phone for comment were unsuccessful."
I wonder where this misbehaving boy learned his behavioral standards? Hmmmm. When reports such as this surface, few are surprised at the child's poor conduct when the parent seems to practice such abhorrent behavior. It makes us hurt for the anger that must hang like a cloud in this home.
This story reminds all of us that we are examples and models to those around us...even when we don't want to be cast in that role. How we respond to tough situations, crises, injustices, harsh words, and challenges reflects who we are inside. If foul language and anger erupt from us...then that is what lives in us. When that sort of behavior is evidenced it says that the person reacting in such a poor manner has little or no respect for those impacted by their behavior. The expression of that kind of behavior has...at the point in time it is evidenced...become more important to the person doing it than the emotions or well-being of those around them. It is essentially selfish, insensitive behavior. And...let's face it...not the kind of example that any of us want to leave.
What kind of example are you leaving? How would those who work with you describe your actions and reactions? Do you respond with wisdom or react with emotion to the challenges before you? Is your behavior reflective of the person of Christ? Is your behavior centered more on yourself or more on others? We need to make sure that the model we live points positively to Christ. Others are watching...and so is Jesus.
"Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone." Colossians 4:5,6
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