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on responding with angerFrom: Steven
Subject: Philosophy
Date/Time 2009-09-07 14:24:33
Remote IP: 76.247.128.189
Message>>>The idea of "responding with anger" is as follows:
>>>lets say you are confronted by an excess yang person,
>>>and this person is going to walk all over you with
>>>possible consequences to the quality of your life
>>>unless you respond with conviction, stating your own
>>>opinion.
I don't find it necessary to get angry with others
to defuse a situation. Not saying I don't get angry,
but it's usually precipitated by being overly tired
or overly hungry--and after the fact, I realize that
the situation could have been likewise resolved through
calm means.
Usually most people are pretty reasonable if you bring
them aside on a one-on-one, and talk with them calmly
and rationally.
"Responding with conviction" is different than getting
angry. The former implies emotional neutrality; the
latter does not.
>>>if you have the intention of creating balance,
again, everything is already balanced; you don't need to create it
>>>may be doing this person a favor so that
>>>they don't get themselves into more trouble
>>>later in their life through bad choices
I disagree. This is the trouble with most religions
in general. It's an arrogant position of "I know
better than you do". "My idea" is better than "your idea",
so you better do as I say OR ELSE. No--let people learn
for themselves. Stop interfering. Give people advice
if you feel it to be helpful, but let it stop there
and let them make their own decisions.
S
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