Anger, a Crimson Flower Blooming in the Mirror of Life

Dancing with the Devil, Third Review. The chapter begins with the story that hatred starts from fear. It is said that there are many ordinary people in the American far-right group Unite the Right. At the heart of every twisted and hateful worldview lies the anger of ordinary people. Is anger really the main culprit that turns people into monsters? The story of Stoic philosopher Seneca and Buddhist Shantideva, who see anger as a harm, and Aristotle, Confucius, feminist philosopher Marilyn Frye, and Audre Lorde, who argue that anger can be rational and sometimes necessary, are told. As pros and cons about anger come and go, the author slowly reaches his own conclusion. There is no need to distinguish between bad anger and good anger, and humans are complex beings, so they do not choose to feel only righteous anger. Sometimes we feel trivial anger when the line at the cafe is long or when our favorite glass breaks, and it is neither a waste of energy nor an emotion to be controlled. We feel anger because we cherish our lives. We are used to being gaslighted that we should find joy in trivial things but not be angry at trivial things. We are also good at blaming others for the reason why we are angry. The author tells us to look at why I feel angry. Learn to feel all anger honestly. If you only try to feel constructive anger, you are more likely to be trapped in a bizarre justification logic and become like the hate group Incel, who have their eyes and ears closed. Getting angry is a way of cherishing one's life, and our lives are made up of big and small concerns. There is no good anger or bad anger. There is just anger. There is no need to push or tame yourself to suppress anger. What is the way to just feel anger? The excerpted sentence is: "We would rather make enemies than face failure, wandering, or loneliness. Having an enemy allows us to hide from self-doubt." Many people would rather let themselves go in an alternate reality than look straight into the mirror about anger. It's bizarre and childish, but we whisper lies in our own ears. We can make anger a tool to fight injustice or a weapon to destroy enemies, or we can just learn to feel anger.

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