Controlling Anger
“Anger makes us lose our intelligence. It leads to violent actions.”
Read the following story to learn how to control anger.
The Skateboard Story
Samuel was a teenager. He was the
only child of his parents. Naturally, he was the most pampered one in the
house.
This led to his impulsive nature. Gradually,
he was in the grip of tremendous anger.
One day, he desired a skateboard from
his parents. Anyway, his parents did not fulfil that desire fearing that he
might fall down and hurt himself.
Samuel did not understand that.
Instead, he became so angry that he dashed his mother’s favourite antique
flower vase onto the floor. The vase readily got broken into pieces.
His parents did not tell him anything
right then. However, in the evening, his father lovingly told him, “We know that
you had been angry. But Samuel, that’s not the way to solve a problem.”
Samuel replied, “I just wanted a
skateboard.”
On the next day, his parents gave him
a skateboard. Samuel was extremely happy.
He began skating. Unfortunately, his
feet slipped and he fell down. He had severely hurt himself in the right leg. He
began to cry.
They called a doctor. He prescribed a
few medicines. Then he looked at Samuel and said, “My boy, you love skating,
don’t you? Remember, whatever you do must be done sensibly enough so that it
doesn’t hurt you. After all, anger is not good for our health.”
Samuel answered, “I know that I committed
a blunder. It was unfair on my part. Moreover, I hurt my parents also. I’m so
sorry. I will never be angry again. Nor will I disobey my parents anymore.”
The doctor smiled and said, “Of
course, you have to control your anger. Only then, you will become a sensible
human being, right?”
Samuel nodded his head and smiled.
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