ANGER
Frustration’s naughty child.
Volatility ‘railing against’
volition.
Hottest when ignited with
compressed fuel.
A ‘dragon’ that seethes whether
manifest or not.
Common reaction when our plans
or progress are impeded.
Salutary when just and brief;
debilitating when it sustains an obsession.
An unpredictable ‘tiger’ you
fear but have pride in when it is ‘on your side’.
A boiling cauldron within, the
eruption, lava flow … depends on perception.
Deleterious, irrational
feelings for someone or some thing that can ‘be checked’ or
consume.
An essential savage reaction
when attacked ... activating dynamic hormones which heighten
skills to prevent annihilation.
- Perhaps ignoring
rationale leaves us brutish … as always.
- Perhaps the tirade of
the moment can evolve into the tyrant of tomorrow.
- Perhaps we blow ‘hot
air’ into the wind unless we modulate it with reason.
- Perhaps misgivings and
recriminations are very effectively generated by anger.
- Perhaps constantly
renewing your commitment to caring can allay reckless rage.
- Perhaps self-centered,
righteous pride depends on this duplicitous, unctuous ally.
- Perhaps the only way to
avoid constant angst is to focus on the wants and needs of
others.
- Perhaps someone’s fiery
‘assault’ justifies our retribution motives; perhaps
however, they can consume us.
- Perhaps we often take
refuge in fantasies of revolt which help us cope with
dominating people and circumstance.
- Perhaps being appalled
at injustice innervates us; perhaps we must be constant and
considerate in our efforts to affect fairness with
equanimity less we incite vehemence, a common reaction to
change.
incendiary insights to offer??
ESSAY ON ANGER by EDWIN
O’SHEA
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