The rise of unchecked anger in our global society today.

In its simplest basic form It is a feeling of displeasure; an emotional excitement induced by displeasure.

This word 'anger' defines a reaction to something that "moves" , or "stirs" our emotions.

The word by itself conveys nothing about the intensity, justification, or manifestation of the emotional state within the individual mind.

It ranges from mild irritation at something that bothers us emotionally, to violent fury and rage against others.

In order to understand the proliferation of this negative emotion we must first look at its origin to understand the palpable increase of the unchecked "Anger in Mankind" in society today.

Letting go of our anger is difficult when it is so deeply ingrained in our personalities. It is a 'learned' behavior and harboring anger is a 'personal decision' and a 'life choice' made by individuals. Unfortunately it is also infectious and easily spread among people.

Why is mankind so afflicted with this negative emotion?

ALL anger stems from some "perceived" or "imagined" irritation by something that negatively influences us emotionally.

It is a "learned" behavior, not innate, or existing at birth.

However, the potential for its activation is dependent on many external factors. And not all forms of anger are necessarily negative.

For example:

if a person is never "taught" the concepts of anger, it will inevitably develop naturally under certain circumstances.
This is true not only in humans, but in every other animal life forms as a basic mechanism for survival.
When a person, or other animal, disturbs a hornets' nest, the hornets feel threatened and become "agitated" (angry) enough to attack the thing that threatens them individually, their collective safety, and their very lives.
The same principle applies to every living creature, including man when facing danger, either real or imagined. This is a natural "need" and protective instinct in all of nature. We know it as the "fight or flight" concept.

Sadly enough anger in society is being perpetuated by our very own government as a political tool to "rile up the bases" of political parties as a means to promote more participation in the political electoral process.

Unfortunately it is being done in a negative way by exploiting the basic archaic and barbaric religious beliefs. The belief that mankind must be more subservient and fearful of eternal punishment from a wrathful God. Such beliefs can only lead to the quest for the fulfillment of an innate need in some humans to control and "force" their beliefs onto other human beings. And by doing so they will be appeasing the anger of their 'gods' toward themselves and directing it to those they avow as sinful.

Mankind alone holds the exclusivity of 'anger' being an accepted practice in society.

When mankind adopts "anger" in any way, shape, or form, as an 'accepted' part of the lifestyle of their individual, or collective societal mores, it becomes a major problem for society as a whole.

This is especially true when that anger is internalized, then seeded, and fueled, by an exacerbation of that which caused even a mild irritation to grow into violent hatred and outrage; coupled with ill conceived ideas for the necessity for anyone to rid themselves of the perceived object of that irritation.

If that rage becomes obsessive to the point of reaching a heightened abnormal degree, a serial killer is born.

Although this is an ultra extreme example of anger infiltrating and influencing the mind of one individual, it must be recognized as a terrible consequence of the progressive nature of anger in our society as a whole.

The majority of people who harbor anger in their subconscious never reach the point of becoming a 'serial killer', but the negative effects of promulgating that anger are still profound in the individual, and for those they come in contact with.

The majority of people have learned to somewhat "control" their anger (even when that anger has turned into unfounded hatred) by acting out some form of release to prevent it from escalating to the point of becoming a crime against humanity. This control can be accomplished by meditation, exercise, prayer, or using common sense to deescalate its expansion. Unchecked, or uncontrolled anger/hatred can lead to thrashing out at others in the form of physical abuse, emotional abuse, bullying, slandering, libel, suicide bombers, murder, or otherwise trying to harm the object (s) of that out of control anger, intolerance and hatred.

In humans that negativity can be directed toward one person, or any group of people that are seen as 'inferior' to themselves.

The key to reversing this trend is actively pursuing one's own self awareness of the emotions that motivate them toward anger and hatred.

If that self awareness of the underlying motivation of this hate and anger, can be attained through introspect, then the next step is "self-reproach": {taking a census of one's own conscience} without turning that anger inward, and making a concerted effort to stop this negative process that dwells within our conscious, or subconscious minds.

When a decision is finally made to stop judging others and pursuing a positive behavior, or consciously adopting a change in ones' self to stop doing so, healing will begin. Individual healing not only benefits the self but impacts on others around us, and on society in general.

If we cannot understand and accept the underlying motivation for anger within ourselves we cannot change this behavior.

If we can successfully attain that active introspection, (self examination), (looking within ones' self), and finding that we are not as kind and as accepting of others as we should, or could be, it may be too painful for some people to readily accept.

We can either choose to lash out at the person who suggests that this may be a real problem within our society, or make a conscious effort to change ourselves, thereby changing our society.

Societal changes that lead to peace and harmony start within each individual. It cannot be mandated by others. It must emanate from the conscious awareness within each of us.

Although, at times it seems impossible to attain, we must believe that peace can come to this earth - one person at a time.

If we can learn to control that basic anger, It will become easier to teach our children love and peace instead of teaching them hatred and intolerance that often leads to more intense anger and violence toward others.

When we, as adults, learn to accept peace and harmony as our 'alternative life style' we can then set an example for our children and the next generation to follow.

In a world that is so rapidly changing, and getting smaller by virtue of technology, we must learn to adapt and accept the diversity of things that have been foreign to us in the past.

Embracing diversity instead of trying to deny it is there, trying to fight against it, or trying to maintain the old "conservative, confined, and limited" ways of the past, is the only way to promote a world of peace and harmony.

There is no shame in embracing diversity, but there IS shame in promoting harm to anyone that is perceived as being different from us, and even greater shame on those in power to promote such anger and hatred for their own agendas.

Every living human being deserves the exact same right to be a vital part of this world as everyone else.

When we see our government working against us the only solution is to "get involved" in the process of our precious democracy. That means learning the issues that effect us as individuals and as a nation and actively learning the positions of those we choose to elect to represent us in Congress.

The most precious thing we have as individuals is the ability to participate in the outcomes of government decisions by registering to vote - and actually voting by candidate and NOT simply by party lines. There is no shame in voting across party lines when our freedoms and values are at stake, and equality for everyone is being threatened by those we elect who represent special interests and not the general public.

by: d.william