We value peace and happiness, but still allow anger and other vices get the better of us. On one hand, we wish for peace, but on the other, even a small incident sparks flames of anger within us. Why are we unable to control our anger? The reason may lie in the fact that we have not realised the adverse spiritual, emotional, physical impact it has on us.
Practise this experiment to bring a quantitative analogy to the loss incurred by being angry.
Step 1:
Assign a monetary amount that you will charge yourself for each instance of anger. It could be ₹50, ₹100, ₹500, ₹1000 or any amount you wish.
Step 2:
Each time you get angry, put the money in a box labelled ‘The Price of Anger’.
Step 3:
At the end of the day, week and month, calculate how much your anger has cost you.
Step 4:
Once you have tangibly felt the loss suffered by anger; remind yourself of it during each successive episode. You will notice yourself being able to curb your outburst.
Step 5:
Ensure that you do not suppress your anger. Instead, generate feelings of forgiveness and compassion towards others.
Continue this experiment until you realise the huge cost that being angry has on your life. You have only put money aside, but your anger has been destroying your peace of mind and harming others too.
You may also try this experiment with other negative emotions or habits till you eradicate all your weaknesses
Deep yearning for God has the power to purify you, elevate you and even transform you.