“Anger is brief lunacy, so control your passion or it will control you.”
Horace
Aristotle praised those who felt anger on the right grounds, against the right individual, in the right manner, at the right moment, for the right length of time. Han Yu said that a man of superior emotional make-up will display the seven constituents of emotionality [joy, ANGER, sorrow, fear, love, hatred, desire] within a balanced manner, for if we practice patience and apply it in a moment of anger, we will escape a proverbial hundred days of sorrow.
Sometimes (but more often to many others) we are overcome with blind fury; some even believe that attempting to do the so-called ‘anger balancing act’ is an impossible feat because it will demand that we must always be calm and strive to see both sides of a story. What are we to do? Should we let the anger out or go for the peaceful option? Opting for the latter is actually not an impossible task; through meditation and by practising the mind, one may channel one’s tendency to become angry and ultimately heighten one’s state of tranquillity. Pursuing knowledge will assist in establishing an open mind, which may culminate in elevating you to a position where you may see both sides of a story. All of this requires one thing – discipline and perseverance in subduing any tendencies of anger. Do not give yourself over to unfocused anger. If you do, it is highly likely that you are going to hurt ones you don't wish to hurt. Practice the subduing of anger in your daily life and see how it will transform you.
I was angry with my friend:
I told my wrath, my wrath did end.
I was angry with my foe:
I told it not, my wrath did grow.
William Blake
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