I have seen people being proud of their anger. “Mujhe Gussa mat dila” is a common phrase heard in India. A recent movie quoted “ Don’t angry me (wrong English for don’t make me angry).” Millions of children grow with this misconception that anger is something positive and the one who portrays it is respected. They feel proud of flaunting their anger before their friends and consider it a part of their strength.

In a nation like India, where the resources are scarce, people are scared of life and others, where showing power gives a feeling of control and where suppression is practised quite vividly, anger is taken to give an advantage over others.

Kids who grow up being proud of their wrath are good for a very few things in the world. They lose patience over small things in every aspect of their life. The worst is that they feel it is something to be proud of and they are being pushed away unnecessarily for being angry. They fail to even realise why they are losing on relationships and opportunities. They feel defeated in relationships which require discussions over trivial issues of understanding. They close their heart too easily towards people they need to talk to and find discussions to be arguments. They fail as employees when they display irritation and fury in their workplace. They finally turn into individuals who hardly understand themselves ( as it requires a calm of mind), others or situations and end up accusing the world for their failure.