In Good Time, and Bad Times

Posted on November 21, 2011 by jamesbradfordpate

In my reading last night of Stephen King’s Needful Things, Danforth Keeton is nice to his wife, for a change.  Ordinarily, he is verbally abusive towards her, as he harshly berates her whenever things don’t go his way.  But he’s happy right now because he got from Leland Gaunt a device that helps him to predict winners in horse-races.

It can be a challenge to be nice to people (especially family) when one is in a bad mood, or when things are not going one’s way.  But there are many people who manage to do it.  What is their secret?

About jamesbradfordpate

My name is James Pate. This blog is about my journey. I read books. I watch movies and TV shows. I go to church. I try to find meaning. And, when I can’t do that, I just talk about stuff that I find interesting. I have degrees in fields of religious studies. I have an M.Phil. in the History of Biblical Interpretation from Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. I also have an M.A. in Hebrew Bible from Jewish Theological Seminary, an M.Div. from Harvard Divinity School, and a B.A. from DePauw University.
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