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Originally posted by sonhouseNo I don't have to go that far back for me.
Are you harking back to the despised 'original sin'?
Originally posted by divegeesterYes, I understand you saying that, and it is something i've been told before when trying to explain this issue. However, 'I really do' lack the ability to get angry. It is an emotion I just don't have in my emotional portfolio.
No you aren't. You are just a bit more placid that most others around you in the real world.
Originally posted by KellyJayNo, I don't think that.
You think not getting mad makes you better than others?
I'll resist giving thoughts on why that it and just say, I'm sure you have other faults that put
you on the level as the rest of us., that being flawed due to our human nature.
Originally posted by Ghost of a Dukewhat about injustices, how do you deal with that? If anything gets me angry its perceived injustices.
Yes, I understand you saying that, and it is something i've been told before when trying to explain this issue. However, 'I really do' lack the ability to get angry. It is an emotion I just don't have in my emotional portfolio.
Sorry if this makes you angry dude.
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeAnger was modeled for me by the ass that raised me, and my mother was Sicilian, from Brooklyn.
I am lacking this emotion. ((No, really). As far back as I can remember I have been physically and mentally incapable of becoming angry. - Irritated or disappointed sure, but not angry.
This has proved to be a double edged sword for me. On one hand I tend to be unflappable and keep my cool in tense situations (it is also a quality well suited to m ...[text shortened]... God think about human anger?
Please feel free to respond however you want. I won't get angry.
Originally posted by KellyJayI was just curious if the ability not to get angry was something spiritually aspirational. It could equally be the case I guess that the inability to express the full array of human emotion is a block to spiritual growth.
I didn't really think you did either. I'd say it is a good thing, we can do and say things that
tend to be unkind when angry. Yet, before God your other weakness will make you as
unworthy as anyone else.
Originally posted by robbie carrobieAnger appears (from the outside) to be an emotion that people get caught up in and engulfed by. It is something that can not be controlled and something that (for a short time at least) takes over their mind-set and fuels their actions. - It can often be a useful emotion that ensures a persons voice is heard and that things are not quietly brushed under the carpet. I recognise that.
what about injustices, how do you deal with that? If anything gets me angry its perceived injustices.
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeSo you are good with anger, eh?
I am lacking this emotion. ((No, really). As far back as I can remember I have been physically and mentally incapable of becoming angry. - Irritated or disappointed sure, but not angry.
This has proved to be a double edged sword for me. On one hand I tend to be unflappable and keep my cool in tense situations (it is also a quality well suited to m ...[text shortened]... God think about human anger?
Please feel free to respond however you want. I won't get angry.
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeI'm extremely emotional, including the very destructive emotion known as anger.
I am lacking this emotion. ((No, really). As far back as I can remember I have been physically and mentally incapable of becoming angry. - Irritated or disappointed sure, but not angry.
This has proved to be a double edged sword for me. On one hand I tend to be unflappable and keep my cool in tense situations (it is also a quality well suited to m ...[text shortened]... God think about human anger?
Please feel free to respond however you want. I won't get angry.
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeAs far as spirituality goes, (and I guess by your posts that you too have seen this), when it comes to dealing with spirituality or religion some people are quick to anger. Quicker than they normally would be.
I was just curious if the ability not to get angry was something spiritually aspirational. It could equally be the case I guess that the inability to express the full array of human emotion is a block to spiritual growth.
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeI think your disposition to be able to control your anger,( or is it true that your are almost entirley devoid of it? ), is a great help in your chosen profession. Do they throw some "hard" cases your way because of this?
Anger appears (from the outside) to be an emotion that people get caught up in and engulfed by. It is something that can not be controlled and something that (for a short time at least) takes over their mind-set and fuels their actions. - It can often be a useful emotion that ensures a persons voice is heard and that things are not quietly brushed un ...[text shortened]... can at times also feel irritated and vexed, but I don't think this is the same as anger or rage.
Originally posted by josephwI feel you on this.
Anger was modeled for me by the ass that raised me, and my mother was Sicilian, from Brooklyn.
To me anger comes as naturally as breathing. Thing is though I'm harmless. My anger is directed at the issue and not at people. But that's not how my family sees it, and rightly so.
It says in the Bible to "be angry and sin not". I've had to learn how to do t ...[text shortened]... nse of control, while I see my tender side as a weakness, but in reality it is my true strength.
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeIt doesn't make me angry at all; does me not believing you make you angry?
Yes, I understand you saying that, and it is something i've been told before when trying to explain this issue. However, 'I really do' lack the ability to get angry. It is an emotion I just don't have in my emotional portfolio.
Sorry if this makes you angry dude.