Anger and hate hurt you.
But these are basic emotions.
The Bible says hate goes back to the second pair of humans.
Biology says anger predates humans entirely. Our ape ancestors relied on rage-fueled adrenaline to battle rivals and survive.
Hate and anger are part of being human.
Or are they?
We’re not apes. Success doesn’t mean smashing someone’s head with a bone.
The story of Cain and Abel was a warning to be better.
We can use our rational mind, and desire to live a happy life, to overcome anger and hatred.
Anger makes us experience pain twice
Anger happens when we feel like we’ve been harmed unjustly.
The person who harmed us may or may not have acted maliciously. Or perhaps it wasn’t a person at all. It was just fate/the universe, or something we did to ourselves.
Regardless of blame, one thing is always true:
Anger feels unpleasant.… Read more