Anger

There once was a boy- not too young, not too old. This boy had great control over his emotions- or so he thought.

Now this boy decided that he didn't like some feelings. Especially one- Anger.

Perhaps it was because his family had a lot of anger. Perhaps it was because he saw the destructive power of anger. Maybe even he did something he regretted because of it. No one really knows.

But slowly, he started to remove anger from his life. Instead of getting angry, he chose to see the point of view of the person he started feeling anger towards. And slowly, he decided that he doesn't have a right to be angry with anybody.

Now, he just felt disappointment in himself whenever he started feeling even the twinge of anger. He punished himself every time he felt angry.

And he succeeded. As the boy grew older and older, this poisonous, to him, feeling of anger came less and less, until it ceased altogether.

But looking back, the boy now realizes that perhaps that wasn't the way to go. Anger isn't inherently destructive. Oftentimes, it's what fuels the process of improvement and change. By taking away this feeling- the boy felt much less energized to improve his life or to create change for his life.

He hopes that, perhaps, one day he'll be able to feel it again.

Is that really wrong?