Sometimes there is a thought that the angrier a person is, the more impressive/stronger he is in his actions. If a God is an angry one, He would be more feared and respected. If a religion has angry administrators it would have more believers and faithful followers. If in a movie the lead actor is angry, he would represent the best in the soceity.
I think the truth however is just the opposite. A person is angry only when he is incapable of getting something done. When he finds that his actions are not giving results, he gets frustrated and gets into anger. Therefore anger is more of a sign of weakness than strength. Given a choice nobody would want to stay in angry mood for any amount of time unless someone is trying to fake it.
Why would someone try to fake anger? It is generally considered that if a person is angry he must be right and innocent and speaking the truth. This is frequently taken as an excuse to create mobs and committ crimes which that would generally not be allowed. Most of the times when there is a mob there is looting and people enjoy breaking public property.
Who gets affected by anger, in short term yes the people around but in long term it is the angry person whose psyche is affected the most. He gets scars on his brain that are very difficult to heal.
A good decision is always taken with a stable and calm mind and is rarely regretted. A decision taken in hot blood is usually a wrong decision and most of the times irreversible. Therefore the power of being angry is just negative.
Don’t listen to what people say, I know from experience. One has to make their own decisions. You can’t always be perfect but being angry and trying to get revenge doesn’t make your decision right.
May 31st, 2009 at 5:01 am
The Man who runs out in anger will get hit by the truck and die!
So I had good tutors
May 31st, 2009 at 8:05 am
Exactly being angry never helps …. and thats why i never get angry… ok thats a lie… as far as my friends and world is concerned i don’t but to be honest with my dad i do get angry and get into a lot of argument !!
and i don’t know how to control that !!
May 31st, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Anger can completely blind a person’s reasoning power. I was pretty bad tempered earlier on and reaised the futility of getting angry at anything at all. Anger hardly ever solves anything but just worsens any situation and yes is just a basic coverup for ones shortcomings. I tried Yoga and meditation and that calmed me to a large extent. Now instead of anger controlling me I control it and use it as a tool only when necessary.