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Posts by Ashok B Heryani

Ashok B. Heryani writes reflective essays on everyday life, exploring human behavior, social patterns, and the quiet forces that shape how we live and relate to one another.

What Happened When We Chose Not to React in Anger

“Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response.” ~Viktor E. Frankl

A few months ago, I was on a crowded highway with my wife and son. Traffic was barely moving. Vehicles were inching forward, one small gap at a time, with the usual impatience hanging in the air.

Suddenly, there was a loud bang. It sounded like something had burst.

For a second, I didn’t understand what had happened. Then I realized a motorcyclist trying to squeeze through the narrow space between cars had hit us. His side bar