Man is rational animal or Man is animal who behaves rationally sometimes. More I look around (or more I introspect), I always find truth in second statement.
What really happens when a person gets angry? Why do all of a sudden all wisdom he otherwise has vanishes in thin air? Suddenly ability to 'Think' becomes rare and distant dream. What otherwise would have been damn simple straight forward solution to problem(if it ever exists) seems to be a daunting task. The 'ego' creeps in, 'wisdom' says good bye and we have a person shouting(rather barking) in heated discussions. Emotions take over, what has really happened?
If the reason for anger is valid(which in retrospection and by experience, I don't think that most of the stimuli which made me angry were valid), even then reactions offered in anger make the things worse. Complexities increase multi-fold due to those reactions.
Although I am writing this supposedly anger story which is criticizing evils in lost temper, it doesn't mean I handle my reactions wisely; rather I must not be, because it explains me writing this. People who have 'witnessed' my reactions would be in better position to comment on my behavior. I can be biased with myself.
Why do I get angry? Because things are not happening the way I want them to be. Because the 'other' person has some opposite views(which in politically correct words can be said as difference of opinion). Or the best case would be I am dealing with first class 'Idiot'(read *****) who I think doesn't deserve to be here.
In all these cases, what is required is rational thinking – accepting the fact that not everything you wish will be true. If everyone starts behaving like myself, wouldn't it be robot world? It will be mechanical world, where machines produced in factory all are similar. These machines works well, I am not questioning their efficiency, but there is no "LIFE" in them.
Differences in Humans makes the "LIFE LIVELY". The better I understand this principle, better would be ability to handle reactions, but I must say this is a very daunting task.
