Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Pain and Anger

Pain and Anger are two different emotions. Sometimes pain is misunderstood as anger. Pain and anger are both essential for the well being of a person as pain is a symptom of something wrong and anger, within reason, a safety valve.

When a person's likes, dislikes, wishes, desires, values, etc. are known but persistentky violated, it causes pain. At a certain point pain may turn into anger.
Anger will melt but pain will persist.

We should discriminate between pain and anger and deal with a particular person or situation accordingly. Pain should not be belittled.

In the nature of things and because of law of averages, a good lot of pain is caused to persons without anybody intending it. However, our endeavour should be not to cause any intentional pain or even anger, ever. Elders should especially try to practice this as, as experienced ones, they have to set the example.

Anger is a baser emotion but pain is not.

Ponder...

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