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he plane was sold out; so
the wait down the terminal
walkway was slow, as was
the process of inching our way to our
seats. Bonnie, my wife, and I boarded
the plane and shimmied into our
seats. A husband and wife
passed by our row. As they
were both staring up at
the seat numbers, we hear,
"Oops, we passed our row."
Imagine how difficult it is
to backtrack just four rows
on the plane when the
aisle is stacked with people
carrying their supersized
carry-on bags.
As this poor elderly
couple trudged against
the grain seeking their
assigned row, the wife apologized
profusely to each person she nearly
hugged or trampled.
You could see the look of utter
dismay on several of the people
whose quest to find their seats was
being delayed. Their faces scowled
and eyes (more so than their heads)
shifted slowly from side to side, but
only when they were certain this
poor couple could not see them. As
the woman apologized, the scowls
shifted to moderate smiles as people
accepted the apology.
A new problem then surfaced.
The woman seated in the row imme-
diately behind my right ear was a
yacker. For the first five minutes she
was seated, she never shut up, talking
nonstop to the two other people in
her row. It was clear that while she
did not know these people that situa-
tion would change in detailed misery
as the flight proceeded.
She could not see my utter look of
dismay as I came to the conclusion
that a crying baby in my right ear
might be easier to tolerate!
Fortunately for me, I knew I had
to survive only until takeoff when I

could plug in my iPod and let music
drown her out. As I did this, I pon-
dered the question, "Why get so irri-
tated to have that ticked off look over
such a small thing?"
I thought of the scowlers in the
aisle, me and all of us who,
while in the confines of
our own cars, engage in
mini-tirades about the lack
of driving skills or rude-
ness of others on the road.
What purpose is served?
My kids used to (and still
do) at times say to me,
"Don't get mad, Dad." They
are right. There is no pur-
pose, no logic in fretting
over something trivial or
something over which you
have no control.
Wailing in self-pity over a tough
situation is also a waste. The right
play is to forget about getting mad or
indulging in self-pity but to fix the
problem — if it is fixable — and to
accept that which is not. Anger only
raises blood pressure and potentially
shortens life and relationships. Self-
pity makes one pitiful.
In contrast, addressing and solv-
ing problems builds confidence and
character. Divorces — in marriage
and business — are prime examples
where the smart play is to hold the
temper in check and address the
issues so both sides can move on.
When in financial stress, it is wiser
not to scream about the misgivings
of the banking industry and channel
that energy into an available solution.
Whatever you do — ditch the look
of utter dismay — it only causes
wrinkles.

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Ken Gross is an attorney with Thav Gross

and host of the Financial Crisis Talk

Center show that airs weekly at 8:30 a.m.

Saturdays on WDFN 1130 AM, "The Fan"

and 11 a.m. Sundays, on MyTV20.

