Anger at what can be changed - NISHIO Hirokazu's Scrapbox (Auto-translated from Japanese)

Anger at what can be changed

2018-11-08

anger thought harmfulness.

'Anger' is abstraction too high.

In anger.

Anger at what cannot be changed

Anger at what can be changed

There are two

For example, anger that others don't understand your point of view.

If this anger is directed at others, it is trying to change the "perception of others" which is difficult to change

Cases of being angry at yourself for not communicating well can improve your presentation skills.

When there is a gap in Ideal and Reality, the desire to fill the gap, craving for ideal.

Craving is greed and creates [suffering

Gaps that can and cannot be filled

The concept that "anger" is too abstract. and should be thought of in more detail is also found in [Three kinds of anger and usefulness

relevance

Niebuhr's Prayer

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