Do not punish yourselves by getting angry

Do not  punish  yourselves  by getting angry

By

P.R.Ramachander

(Long , long back I had read somewhere  that anger is a poison that  we eat. When I read what sri Anantha Narayanan had written in Tamil , I wanted to write   about anger. I borrowed heavily from what he wrote.My thanks are to him)

Once some   I   did research   on anger,

To find out why  and   when it comes?

One person said , no one  is obeying him

And another said, he got  it when some one blames him

Yet another  person told   that he  would be angry ,

If some one falsely  implicates  him for a mistake,

Another said, if some one keeps on repeating  the same thing, he will be angry

And another said , he will be angry if he fails to get what he wants.

Those  persons were  asked  whether  they would ,

Ever  get  angry  on themselves   and without  even thinking,

They told, never , how can we  get angry on ourselves

And so anger comes on others  for small  errors  that they did.

I then remembered   that   the  great  sage   Durvasa  ,

Would have  become  the king  of   heaven but   for his anger,

Because   everytime   he got angry , he lost ,

All  the accumulated  Punya   that  he had earned.

Anger  is a self  inflicted  punishment  that  we give,

To ourselves which results  in  our loosing friends  and relatives,

Which creates  tension  within us affecting our body and mind,

And may lead  to nervous disorders  and  higher  blood pressure.

To avoid this anger  which leads  to strokes  and madness,

Please  do not  act in such a way  that others get angry with you,

Do not find fault  with others, do not expect   anything from others,

And if  some one gets angry at you , say first “Sorry” to them.

If some one makes you angry , tell them ,”Please let me think”,

And then think whether  it was  his fault  or your   fault ,

Normally by this time , the   cause  of  thatanger   would vanish,

And if it did  not , move away from there  and think.

To the person  who gets angry at you, talk normally,

Even if some one errs , do good to him  ,

Think about what you have really lost and you will realize,

Nothing very great   was lost and getting angry is a waste.

Realize that   we are all born in this world to achieve,

And not to get angry itself   is a very great achievement,

And also that out life is short  and to make it sweet ,

WE should never get   angry    against    anybody?

Am  I saying   what is correct?

Hope you are  not angry with me.