On 27th June Google sent reminder with title "rediscover your day"
There were our old photos taken on same date during previous summer vacations in Islamabad.
Me hubby and kids accepted the offer and spent more than one hour in scrolling our last vacation visits and fun.
Meanwhile a lady came in my thoughts whom we encountered in islamabad when one morning we were traveling through van to restaurant for breakfast .
Me and hubby were sitting on front seat near driver and kids were behind .
That lady came to front seat before but when she found it occupied she got on and settled with our boys behind.
She was probably around forty ,good looking , healthy and serious though her face and eyes were expression less when i saw her peeked inside earlier .
After few minutes conductor asked new passengers to pay fare ,all gave him except her .
I knew that she had not paid yet when after few more minutes conductor again asked her to pay .
She suddenly just outburst with anger and blamed the conductor that he blew the whistle early and did not wait for her to sit when she rode in .
She was extremely angry as her voice was shaking ,everyone was fully devoted to situation including us.
Conductor was trying to explain that he did what he normally does and that may she was not her senses to realize it .
When arguments seemed endless driver stopped the van and asked conductor to ask for apology while saying that "okay if you are right yet say sorry if it makes baji (sister) feel better .
Now she was arguing with driver about his words with question "what do you mean if i fell better"
Including us everybody could see that she was releasing anger consumed by somewhere else .
Throughout 45 minutes journey she mumbled with anger.
She might have forget situation she created that day but many of passengers may remember it for long .
I wonder how our anger misinterpret our personalty .We feel compelled to do things which we do not even think when we are calm or normal.
I remember i used to be angry too.
My anger was for opposite gender mostly .Not then but now i can understand Why it was so ?
Men in my family then , my father and my brother were not meeting with images that i had for ideal father and brother .
My mom's constant telling that world is for men ,they are selfish , dangerous and untrustworthy .
My excitement for my state of being "alive" and for this world seemed to be affected negatively with these stressful facts.
I showed my anger towards men so powerfully whenever i got chance. It felt i unconsciously wanted them to do something so i can insult them.(then)
My anger for men nurtured my love for women i think. I thought all women are victim and pitiable including me. which is wrong but i knew this later .
I i used to want separate world for women and i prayed for it every day then. Because i wanted to go out as freely as a human has right to do so.
I hated men stalking women shamelessly and forcing them to feel guilty for coming out ,i just hate them alot!
SO my Fear was origin of my anger!
I treated all women i met in my life so motherly manner even when i was young and even when i knew they were taking advantage of my simplicity.
Gradually i learnt that i was wrong in my opinion.
There are GOOD and BAD PEOPLE in each Gender , society or country .
I saw women who made life miserable for their life partner and ruined life of their own children because of their selfishness .
I saw men who killed their wives only because they were capable of such terrible violence .
I know parents who sacrificed all their pleasures and ease to give their children safe ,healthy prosperous life.
And i have seen children who served their cruel and selfish parents in their last years just because they love them in spite of their worse behavior .
We admit or not there is always reason behind any kind of anger . Fear ,Complex , Jealousy ,Enmity or Love .
Whatever it is there is one thing our anger speak about CLEARLY AND LOUDLY
SENSE OF HELPLESSNESS
We get angry when we think we cannot do anything else except shouting .
Anger shows our weakness .Weak people seek for easy way out and anger give us this easy solution.
Strong and confident people mould their anger into something more meaningful and effective which bring positive and long lasting results.
Luckily some years back i came to know people who are extremely negative ,hostile and jealous ,
But VERY CALM and CREATIVE in display of their hatter .
They are Cursed and i can say it when i know them closely and found no single bit sign of goodness in them .
They hate Everyone ,even they hate each other as family as they don't know any other feeling in this world.
Always wrapped in hatter ,wanting bad for others ,trying to make people suffer with problem caused by them . You will find so many people bitten by them since they moved place to place .
They never show their anger by shouting but their constant non stop long efforts to hurt others reveal their hidden anger .
I don't admire their devilish nature but i adore their labor to shape their anger .
Since years i am able to witness how Lord is unhappy with their evilness and how they paid for their actions which makes me feel sorry for them but i know there is no cure for their disease.
I can understand their anger . They are one of those unfortunate people who are unable to learn what it likes to be a kind and good human .
They are unaware of the taste of Faith, Love ,Honesty ,Truthfulness and compassion , and this makes them so pitiable .
They are angry when people around love each other or live with peace by following the simple goodness of life ,being kind and having never ending love for all.
They simply can't get it because it is not their thing.
If i were in their shoes i would have felt same hatter or anger due to helplessness i would have felt then.
I have met so many people in life but i have never seen such weird faces where one can feel in very first sight an insanity or brutality.
I remember when i first saw them , first thought came in my mind was "oh so this is why they do so" i felt instant sympathy and sadness. Such openly written was on those faces that they are compelled.
And their attitude was origin of their anger .
How to manage anger i learnt from them :)
I searched for reasons behind my anger when i looked for reasons behind their secret anger.
I untied my psychological knots and felt better when i realized how amazing and easy life become when we learn to control our anger , not just control but to use it.
Yes anger is form of energy which can be transformed into any other more useful energy.
It does not mean i don't get angry anymore ,i do of course but i pray when i feel helpless instead fight.
Pray gives me hope and hope is firefly in the darkness, cloud in the desert and relief in the pain.
I Hope Lord is within me and around me!
He will always make way as he has always made for me!
If he is with me ,worry would be shameful thing to do!
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God bless you all dear friends!
I suppose it’s true what is said, anger is the root of all evil!
ReplyDeleteAll the darkness lies within I agree dear Laurie!
Deletebeautifully written, it makes me think though, I need a better anger management myself! but I notice that I'm usually in a better mood after a rosary prayer.
ReplyDeletePray connect us to Lord and strengthen our hope dear Kim !
DeleteIt is important to recognize the source of our anger and deal with it as you did. Anger in itself isn’t the bad thing. It’s what we do with it.
ReplyDeleteAmazing words dear Marie
DeleteIf used wisely and artistically anger is power indeed for better
One of my friends practices yoga, and she said that yoga help her to control her bad mood and bad thought. Not easy to get angry ;)
ReplyDeleteOutbursts of anger is never good. One must think first. True yes that it seems the world belongs to men like your mom said...but those men were raised by women. If they are rotten it is because women did not do their jobs of training them to be good men.
ReplyDeleteSuper post. I appreciate what you said about stereotypes. Anger is very human. I think that when it is appropriate and tempered that it can help us. But I completely agree that when it is all consuming then it is terribly harmful to individuals and to those around them.
ReplyDeleteAnger is what we feel when we feel an injustice is happening. Too often we lose our temper rather than harnessing the anger to try to fix the injustice. My mother was a wise woman. She used to say that when you lose your temper you have lost the argument.That woman on the bus made everyone uncomfortable. Some laughed, some wanted to not be near her, and maybe some became angry. The main thing is that she fixed nothing. She was still angry and unhappy. She needs to find a creative outlet to use her anger and learn to hold her temper so she can be in more control and happier.
ReplyDeletethis is a powerful post. Anger consumes a person until whatever was the source becomes hazy.
ReplyDeleteAll very true Baili. I truly believe my anger is sourced by fear. It took me a long time to figure that one out though, but I think that most negative feelings are really fear-based.
ReplyDeleteYears ago I read that anger is never the primary emotion, it is always caused by some other more basic emotion, and I have found it to be true. Whether anger comes from pain, or stress, or jealousy, or hurt, or sadness -- if a person can ask himself or herself, what is making me angry or what is the thing I felt just before I felt anger, that person will be much closer to finding a solution. There is no solution to anger, there are only solutions to the emotions that cause anger to grow. That is my opinion, anyway :)
ReplyDeleteGood post, baili. You have a very thoughtful and intelligent approach to problems.
Very, very true, dearest Baili!
ReplyDeleteIt took me many years to understand that anger is a mask...that conceals much deeper emotions.
When I began to did deep underneath my anger, I was shocked to find a tangled mess...of envy, hurt and above all, fear.
It was only when I accepted these negative emotions and began working through them, that I began to find some peace.
Such a wonderful and inspirational post, dearest Baili...this will help so many people to come to terms with their own emotions.
Thank you so much for posting!😊😊
All my love and hugs ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Wonderful post as usual, Baili. When we are angry, we don't think clearly. We misinterpret the world around us.
ReplyDeleteInteresting subject Baili.
ReplyDeleteGood and bad in everyone.
You know I rarely get angry, it's my nature not to. If I do get angry on a rare occasion I don't necessarily voice it, I contain it.
Nothing to me is worse that some human being and showing their anger even though we don't know what they have been through that day or the day before that.
So many people make a fool of themselves when angry, like that lady on the bus - if I had been there I'm sure I wouldn't have thought what a fool she was making of herself and she needs anger management.
Uma crónica cheia de motivos de reflexão. É como diz "Há pessoas boas e más em cada sexo". A raiva nada resolve. Só o amor é capaz de ajudar…
ReplyDeleteUma boa semana.
Um beijo.
Very powerful and truthful post! Big Hugs!
ReplyDeleteGood to read your post.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Anger can take over and not only ruin a person’s day, but also their outlook. It is so easy to let it get a hold on our minds and often harder to let it go. You are wise, Baili, to have recognized how it happened in your life and to not let it have control. So sorry about that women on the bus who did not see the same.
ReplyDeleteAnger comes from feelings of fear, helplessness, and frustration, I think. It is sad to see people who are angry and to understand what is causing their anger, even if they do not understand it themselves.
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