Power of Anger
We all know anger in some measure at some point of time or the other in our lives.But how often do we contemplate whether the outburst of anger, rather even the feeling of anger was worth the occasion that triggered it. Perhaps one would realize that not all occasions warranted anger in any measure at all and such anger was more a reaction to the event/occasion than a response. Reaction as the word suggests is the result of not thinking whereas response is the result of rational thought.
Anger can make or mar a relationship. Surprised at the comment "make"? Well, two persons angered by the same event are more likely to converse with each other though they are strangers and strike a friendship that may blossom into a healthy relationship. That anger can mar a relationship is perhaps well acknowledged by many. A very healthy relationship to begin with, that of the married couple, goes sour because of the tendency of one or both of the couple to display anger frequently and at trivial issues in particular.
Anger may not cause much harm in a relationship where love and concern is primary for the person at the receiving end. But repeated outburst can cause distancing even if not severing the relationship. But where self ego is at higher pedestal than concern for the person feeling anger, possibility of severance cannot be ruled out.
As age advances is it not time to look back and address all the past episodes of anger and assess whether it was worth entertaining anger? Is it too late or much below the dignity of the person to acknowledge to the recipient of the episode of anger that it was not called for and express remorse for the same?
