Sitting on the beach and being a Choleric on vacation I was relaxing but alert to possibilities of seeing beyond the usual. Suddenly hearing a small child screaming I looked around and saw a man carrying a cutie kicking and screaming ferociously. She was either scared to death to go down to the ocean or manipulating her father. The father put her down and immediately the screaming stopped. Having a sense of control she plopped down in the sand as her father marched toward the ocean.
The father turning to see that she hadn’t followed yelled and cajoled with no success. He then proceeded to stomp back, pick her up and forcefully take her down to the ocean. She reciprocated with her blood curdling screams and kicking. After a couple of smacks with no success the persistent father marched back toward their place on the sand. I had just witnessed the struggle between two Choleric personalities going head to head and though the father was older and larger in stature the little girl won.
A few minutes afterward I saw this same kind of scene played out in another family. A mother was taking her two children to the ocean. The younger girl stomped her feet whined and cried “I want to go to the pool.” This went on for about five minutes until her mother came back and took her to the pool. The father sitting right there never moved, never spoke and continued to just bathe in the sun. Being a Phlegmatic he didn’t want to get involved in the conflict and his wife had no choice. Once again the child won.
The turmoil was over so I picked up my book and continued relaxing in the sun. A few minutes later I heard a man talking loudly. I looked up from my book to see him standing in front of a semi circle of sun bathers demonstratively waving his hands and arms as he entertained his audience. That was the first clue that he was a Sanguine.
Later as I moved my chair closer to the ocean I heard the same man complaining about something as he took charge to correct the situation. I then realized that he was not only Sanguine but Choleric by nature too. There's always more than meets the eye if we look beyond the usual. A few days ago I observed ingenuity on the beach (the previous post) and today the personalities. What are you observing in your situations at home or work?
If you are confused about the personalities I described above you might want to attend the Uniquely His seminar during the Family Enrichment Week at Calvary Assembly of God in Dover, DE July 30 through August 3. Hope to see you there.
(picture of Grandpa Coon and 2 month Maielle)
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