Internet Wisdom
There’s a lot of nonsense on the Internet. Occasionally you stumble into something that resonates with you. This is a perfect example.
“A wise man was asked, ‘What is anger?’ He gave a beautiful answer, ‘It is a punishment you give to yourself for somebody else’s mistakes.’”
I occasionally fall into this trap. When it happens, I regret it almost instantly. I try to walk away from those situations as best I can. It saddens me is when I see someone I love fall into this trap — and is unable to walk away. Instead they fall deeper and deeper into the pit of anger and keep returning to it over and over. Avoid this if you can and remember, we all fall victim to this from time to time. The key is to recognize when it is happening and do something to break the pattern.