Try to observe anger.
See how it arises.
Look at its components
And see what it comprises.
Does it contain the ego's
Selfishness and insecurity?
If so, a knee-jerk response
Reflects our immaturity.
Watch it from different angles.
Observe its essential lack
Of substance or palpability;
Anger’s a tough nut to crack.
Look at it in the face.
Grasp it before it grasps you.
And yet, there’s nothing to grasp
When its true nature comes through.
It’s natural to witness anger
In varying amounts.
The key is what we do then:
The way we respond is what counts.
If anger’s converted to wisdom,
Then let that wisdom guide us
To act in compassionate ways—
To unite us and not divide us.
- by Bob B
Oct 17, 2016
Oct 17, 2016 at 7:26 AM UTC
Try to observe anger.
See how it arises.
Look at its components
And see what it comprises.
Does it contain the ego's
Selfishness and insecurity?
If so, a knee-jerk response
Reflects our immaturity.
Watch it from different angles.
Observe its essential lack
Of substance or palpability;
Anger’s a tough nut to crack.
Look at it in the face.
Grasp it before it grasps you.
And yet, there’s nothing to grasp
When its true nature comes through.
It’s natural to witness anger
In varying amounts.
The key is what we do then:
The way we respond is what counts.
If anger’s converted to wisdom,
Then let that wisdom guide us
To act in compassionate ways—
To unite us and not divide us.
- by Bob B
