From time to time,we find ourselves angry with objects that are doing their work or people who have not done anything to us. Take a look at the following:
1. Many set an alarm on their clocks to help them wake up but end up knocking them real hard or even become so angry with them for making noise to them. And, of course, the big question is, why did you buy it?
2. There are some parents with little children who become so angry with their little ones for doing that which children are supposed to do.
3. Some people just don’t like the cops! Come to think about it, these individuals are there to protect us! If you and I keep the law,then our attitude towards them will change.
4. Some people go to church to listen to the word of God but come out annoyed because they feel that the sermon was all about them.
5. There are some people who really gets angry with such things like the computer, cars, and many others, things that can not defend themselves.
6. There are some people who are angry with people they have never met or seen. All their reaction is based on that which they have heard from their family members and friends.
7. But, perhaps the strangest one of all, is of people who are angry,and I mean very angry, with God. They blame God for everything that happens. There have been some cases where some people have even taken God to court. Well, God have mercy!
My appeal to you and I is that before we become angry, let us take a few minutes to honestly ask ourselves whether or not our anger towards a certain object, fellow human being or God is justified. Shall we?
Just a thought.
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MISPLACED ANGER
Wherever we hate person, thing, idea or whatever we should always remember that that which we hate is not necessarily resident in the person, thing, idea or whatever. The fact is that the hatred is indeed fixed and resident in us and whomsoever or whatsoever that we hate have nothing to do with our hatred.
It is not always necessarily so that what we think about others or things is always true since what we think just remains that: What we think!!
In view of the above it might be worthwhile to work hard and change our attitude toward others, ideas or objects.
Time wasted on misplaced anger could be better used in thinking out how we could improve our physical/spiritual status by arising and doing something positive. After all the people and objects that we might be hating are not here on earth with our permission.
And above all we should put God first.
DR. ODIDA OKUTHE