Never Get Angry | AdventAI

Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Dec 5, 1871

Never Get Angry.

It does no good; some sins have a seeming recompensation or apology, a present gratification of some sort; but anger has none. A man feels no better for it. It is really a torment; and when the storm of passion has cleared away, it leaves one to see that he has been a fool, and that he has also made a fool of himself in the eyes of others. Who thinks well of an ill-natured, churlish man, who has to be approached in the most guarded and cautious way? Who wishes him for a partner in business, or a neighbor? He keeps all about him in nearly the same state of mind as if they were living near a hornet’s nest, or a rabid animal. An angry man adds nothing to the welfare of society. He may do some good, but more hurt. Heated passion makes him a firebrand, and it is a wonder if he does not kindle flames of discord on every hand. He is a bad element in any community, and his removal would furnish occasion for a day of thanksgiving. Since, then, anger is useless, needless, and without apology, why should it be indulged in?