Read Proverbs 14:29  We talked a few days ago about someone who has a short fuse.  Do you remember what a short fuse means?  When you throw a firecracker, you want a long fuse so that you have plenty of time to throw the firecracker before it explodes.  If it has a short fuse, you will light it and then draw back to throw it, but the fuse is so short that it blows up in your hand.  That isn't good - although your friends may think it is kind of funny!  Someone who has a short fuse gets mad easily.  They can't take anything - they get angry really fast.  Our verse says that someone who is sloooooooooow to get angry has great understanding.  This person is wise and doesn't let other people get them angry.  We need to pause and not get angry.  The second half of our verse says that someone who reacts too quickly - someone who is hasty - usually makes mistakes.  If you do your math paper too fast you usually make several mistakes.  Then you have to go back and correct the mistakes.  But if you slowed down and took your time, you would probably get more of the math problems right and not have to go back and do them over again.  When we hurry to get done, we make mistakes and actually take more time because we have to do the problems twice: once when we get them wrong, and then again when we have to do them over.  When someone is in a hurry, they get themselves into trouble.  Our verse says that they are foolish.  Let me give you some good advice: slow down; be careful; don't get in a hurry and don't let things make you mad.  Don't rush through life.  Do it right the first time!