Ever noticed…the obvious relationship between anger and pain?
There are those who say something like, “…why do they have to be so mad all the time?”. The answer appears to not be so obvious to them (except when they’re in pain for more than a minute or two). For the most part, it’s a basic lack of understanding of these two brothers (I was going to use sisters here, but that would just slide right into another whole issue, right?) — pain and anger.
Maybe we would better off starting with some basic education in human psychology…or simply a little more personal honesty. How often is your anger related to pain (pain you’ve experienced or pain you’re trying to avoid) in your life?
It has been observed that hurt people hurt other people. I don’t need a lot more evidence that this is how it often works in me. Unless I recognize this relationship and take pre-emptive steps, I do this rather easily.
Imagine, then, what this is like at nearly any scale, in a society….