ANGER MUST BE
CONTROLLED
Instant anger must be controlled. It may turn out to be
self-destructive. When offended by a dealer, a bureaucrat slapped him on the face
, was arrested; tried under law;
imprisoned and dismissed from his high profile job. The net result was life-long repentance.
Controlling of anger should be part of one’s upbringing; and parents should be legally forbidden to
practice the ancient proverb : Spare the rod and spoil the child. Many a time,
the rod frightened the child for ever and he absconded from his home never to
come back.
When anger rises, think of the consequences. This is one of the
best pieces of advice. The other is
delay your response. Yet another is forget your hurt; forgive the offender; and
enjoy lasting piece of mind.
Lord Buddha said:“You will not be punished for your anger;
you will be punished by your anger.“
According to the American
writer Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) : ”For every minute you remain angry,
you give up sixty seconds of peace of mind.”
Anger has been included in the list of vices, not virtues. It
is a form of revenge and retaliation. It is defined as a strong feeling of
displeasure and usually of antagonism.
Remember one can control only one’s own actions and not how
others react or respond.
Finally, the significant words of the English divine and hymn
writer Isaac Watts (1674-1748 . He says: To be angry about trifles is mean and
childish; to rage and be furious is brutish; and to maintain perpetual wrath is
akin to the practice and temper of devils; but to prevent and suppress rising
resentment is wise and glorious, is manly and divine.”
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G.R.Kanwal
18 July 2024
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