You may have seen it in a child. In many families there is often one child who has got a particularly strong will. If he or she needs something, or wants something, or feels offended, or imagines he or she has a wrong to be put right, they will not give it up. You will not hear the last of it. They must have their way or their retribution. Most children seem to grow out of it, but some parents say, ‘Oh I have to really negotiate with my child and he is impossible.’ Will he always be as strong-willed as this? Hopefully not. Hopefully it will give way to wholesome determination which he can control and apply to the right things. But sometimes people keep hold of this and they will not forgive, they will not give up in an argument. There is something which cannot be settled even between husband and wife, and there is a perfectly reasonable solution but one of the parties will not let go. You sometimes used to see it in public life. I think of a certain thwarted Tory party leader, who never gave up the pursuit of his indignation at having a lost an election for the leadership for the rest of his life, and was always attacking or criticising the person who had the victory over him. What a shame he spoiled himself and his public reputation. Pride is behind it. I cannot be wrong. I cannot be contradicted. What a shame if that gets into a believer. This can affect the husband who rather misinterprets his headship of the home, and thinks it means he can never be wrong, and should never yield or give way or see another point of view.