Anger is perhaps the most destructive of man’s emotions. A man in anger loses his sense of good judgment and does things that he would not even dream of doing when he is calm and collected.
Once, my elder brother was involved in a senseless fight. He was sixteen years old at that time and played soccer with an amateur team. While playing soccer with another amateur team, some players of the rival team taunted my brother, who played a defensive role in his team, after one of their teammates had scored a goal. My brother was hotheaded at that time and he replied to the taunts quite vehemently. This led to the exchange of insults and eventually a fight ensued. When he returned home that day, he had blue-black bruises on his face and body. He related the whole incident to my parents, after which he was severely reprimanded by my father for his behavior. My father advised him to be always level-headed and never to let anger blind him into doing senseless things.
Every once in a while, we read in the papers of youths and even adults involved in fights with dangerous weapons resulting in serious injury and even death. These incidents could have been easily avoided if the parties involved had not allowed anger to spoil their good judgment. A person should never act under the evil influence of anger as such rash acts would only lead to suffering and regret.
