Is Anger Ruining Your Life? Use Emotional Control
Anger is one of the most dangerous emotions and it can literally destroy your life.
Some years ago my dad asked me to come with him to see my cousin, Peter, who had been sent to a mental institution.
I remembered Peter as a small boy.
He was about the same age as me and we used to visit his family on weekends when we were kids.
In those days we didn't have a car, but Dad, Mum and 4 kids would pile onto the train, and then the bus and 2 hours later we'd arrive at Peter's house.
Needless to say, we didn't make that journey very often! I remember my brother and I playing with Peter who was a normal, ordinary, happy boy.
Over the years I lost touch with Peter, but he was fond of my dad and would occasionally phone him.
I was now a grown man with a wife and kids of my own and I hadn't seen Peter since I was a child.
Peter had a troubled life in recent years.
When his mother died it hit him very badly and now his Father had passed away also.
My Dad was one of the few family members that he kept in-touch with.
We arrived at the mental institution, and had to go through a kind of air-lock where you go through the entrance door and wait for it to close before the next door opens.
We announced our arrival and waited for Peter to come down to meet us.
When he walked through the door I was shocked! The years hadn't been kind to him.
Although we were about the same age, he looked 20 years older -- the signs of a tough life.
Dad and I greeted Peter and made the usual small talk and then I started to talk about some deeper things.
I realised that Peter's whole life, up to this point, had been destroyed by one thing...
his inability to control his anger! He had gotten into fights, been in trouble with the police and ONE-HUNDRED-PERCENT of it stemmed from his uncontrolled anger.
I wanted to do something to help him.
I mentioned meditation and how it can be used to get to the bottom of unresolved anger.
He seemed interested so I asked it would be OK if I sent him some books and tapes which would teach him to control his emotions.
He said yes, that would be alright.
When I got back home, I got together some helpful books and tapes and posted them to Peter.
Then about a week later I got a phone call from Dad saying that Peter had sent the books and tapes back to his address with a note saying not to send any more.
I was saddened to hear that...
perhaps it was just too late for Peter to change? If you have a problem with anger don't leave it to fester and grow until it becomes an uncontrollable monster.
Tackle it before it's too late.
Some years ago my dad asked me to come with him to see my cousin, Peter, who had been sent to a mental institution.
I remembered Peter as a small boy.
He was about the same age as me and we used to visit his family on weekends when we were kids.
In those days we didn't have a car, but Dad, Mum and 4 kids would pile onto the train, and then the bus and 2 hours later we'd arrive at Peter's house.
Needless to say, we didn't make that journey very often! I remember my brother and I playing with Peter who was a normal, ordinary, happy boy.
Over the years I lost touch with Peter, but he was fond of my dad and would occasionally phone him.
I was now a grown man with a wife and kids of my own and I hadn't seen Peter since I was a child.
Peter had a troubled life in recent years.
When his mother died it hit him very badly and now his Father had passed away also.
My Dad was one of the few family members that he kept in-touch with.
We arrived at the mental institution, and had to go through a kind of air-lock where you go through the entrance door and wait for it to close before the next door opens.
We announced our arrival and waited for Peter to come down to meet us.
When he walked through the door I was shocked! The years hadn't been kind to him.
Although we were about the same age, he looked 20 years older -- the signs of a tough life.
Dad and I greeted Peter and made the usual small talk and then I started to talk about some deeper things.
I realised that Peter's whole life, up to this point, had been destroyed by one thing...
his inability to control his anger! He had gotten into fights, been in trouble with the police and ONE-HUNDRED-PERCENT of it stemmed from his uncontrolled anger.
I wanted to do something to help him.
I mentioned meditation and how it can be used to get to the bottom of unresolved anger.
He seemed interested so I asked it would be OK if I sent him some books and tapes which would teach him to control his emotions.
He said yes, that would be alright.
When I got back home, I got together some helpful books and tapes and posted them to Peter.
Then about a week later I got a phone call from Dad saying that Peter had sent the books and tapes back to his address with a note saying not to send any more.
I was saddened to hear that...
perhaps it was just too late for Peter to change? If you have a problem with anger don't leave it to fester and grow until it becomes an uncontrollable monster.
Tackle it before it's too late.
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