Anger that loves
Anger that Loves
Anger can be used in the wrong way or for the wrong reasons. It can be misused, abused, or recklessly handled. But anger has it’s place. Though it often is corrupted and degraded into violence, abuse, or insults, being angry is an important part of being human.
For example, when we hear about the injustice around the world or a local shop owner we know is robbed, it is a good and just thing to be angry about it. When a friend is cheated or a river is thoughtlessly polluted, it is appropriate to get angry. The alternative is apathy—and apathy is the last thing we should feel.
Anger is an integral part of living life awake to the reality of good and evil that fills every day. Anger itself isn’t a bad thing. It’s what we do with our anger that counts.
If a person has a sense of maturity and mindfulness about expressing and articulating their anger in a positive and constructive way, it can be beneficial to everyone. Proactive and loving anger can work things out, find solutions, and solve problems. But if a person misuses their anger, it can be poisonous and hurtful—not only to others, but to the person who is angry. If someone always feels like a victim and lashes out at others it will only damage relationships, hurt people, and ultimately isolate us from one another.
But anger does not have to be malicious or wounding. Sometimes it can be a wake up call or a loving exhortation. For example, some people are in such deep denial that the only way to wake them up is anger (like that memorable scene in the film “Moonstruck” where Cher’s boyfriend is acting like a complete jerk and she slaps him and says “Wake up you fool!”). Anger can be a constructive force for good. But we must be loving and temperate. We must be gentle and severe. We must not let our anger get the better of us. Rather, we should work to patiently and lovingly point it toward the good.
We can help people to wakeup with our loving anger, but if they aren’t ready to take in what we are saying than perhaps it’s time to walk away lovingly.
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