Let me ask you a very serious question.    This is not rhetorical, I really am asking.
 
   If someone attacks you verbally (in some playful but disrespectful way) or annoys you a lot
   do you, Kemp, attack them back and forgive them later,  or do you just not defend yourself
  and forgive them as the thing is happening?
 
   Let me know.    I am curious.   Not testing you,  I am just wondering how to deal with such things
 myself.       (I used to argue with people but trying to be more harmonious and peaceful
 within now, after studying the Abraham teachings.)    (There is a little guy who is friendly to me
 but likes to start political arguments, says he's a Bush fan, etc.   I get really irritated at him and I try to avoid him but he approaches me and is friendly,   but wants to talk politics.   
 There was also another incident when I got angry at a guy I know and yelled at him,
  I wondered about that later,  how better I might have dealt with that.)  
 
   thanks buddy