What was good about the religious training I received as a child?

 The best part was likely learning self Discipline which is always important in life or else often people self destruct. My father likely saved my life and others simply by telling me at age 12 that I was too big for my age and that if someone made me angry enough that I would kill them at that size and no one could stop me soon enough to save their lives.

So, since I had a temper then I understood what he was saying. For example, when I was 8 years old my mother told me something that really upset me and my reaction was because I had been playing basketball outside throwing hoops next to our garage was to get so angry that I bounced that ball in our dining room. 

Well, the ball bounced up to the ceiling and broke the chandelier and the chandelier came down upon my mother's pride and joy which was a beautiful Walnut wood dining room table. It was the best piece of furniture in our whole house. And I felt really bad ruining her prize possession.

I realized after that that I couldn't ever afford to get that angry again inside our house at least and it also made me think that I was much more physically powerful than I had realized as a child before.

So, when my father told me that I would have to be the adult in the room always and never let anyone get my goat to where I killed them with my bare hands I listened carefully.

So, extreme self discipline in all situations in my life was likely the best thing I learned from my religious training so I didn't hurt anyone. Also, I never started fights but if someone attacked me I just hit them 5 or 10 times harder than they hit me and after they got up they usually walked away. That was the end of it.

So, learning self discipline saved my life and many others along the way in life.

Also, this is a part of being stoic like a soldier where no matter what you are feeling you are self disciplined. People admire this quality in me that I can go through almost anything and still have that soldier like stance no matter what. 

In fact, the worse the situation the more likely I will be able to deal with it and keep people alive.

By God's Grace