Yet, I think many believe that to be angry, you must feel rage.
Anger is an emotion. I know quite well what if feels like although I experience it rarely. Coincidentally, I was experiencing anger today while you guys were continuing the discussion.
I left for a bit to go to Fresh Fields. I have discovered their lental dal burgers. I bought a bunch a couple of weeks ago and froze them. Having run out, I went back on Friday to get some more. The guy manning the counter said they had them all the time and he didn't know why they didn't have any. So I went back of Saturday. The same guy had the same story. I asked for and was given a name and number to call ahead and find out what was available and I called on Sunday rather than making another rather long trip to that particular store. I was told they would be in stock on Tuesday. So I went this morning and guess what? Not available. I sent the guy back to either find me some or find me the manager, who got a piece of my mind. I was definitely angry. As it turns out, the manager caught up with me as I was checking out. It seems that the guy I spoke to on Sunday made some especially for me but hadn't told the manager or the counter guy. So I have a fridge full of the things and all's well that ends well. But I can still feel the remnants of anger in my stomach.
The last time I was angry was in January. Neo and I and others had a long discussion about that occasion, which I will not go into. Two incidences of anger a year are about "normal" for me. I was recently attacked on SI, an experience that typically triggers an anger reaction in posters, looked for signs of anger in me but found absolutely none. I did not feel anger on 9/11. I felt shock, sadness, and determination to fix the problem. I don't accept that there's anything wrong with not feeling anger. I certainly don't think it means that one is soft on evil.
Anger: 1 : a strong feeling of displeasure and usually of antagonism
2 : RAGE 2
synonyms ANGER, IRE, RAGE, FURY, INDIGNATION, WRATH mean an intense emotional state induced by displeasure. ANGER, the most general term, names the reaction but in itself conveys nothing about intensity or justification or manifestation of the emotional state. IRE, more frequent in literary contexts, may suggest greater intensity than anger, often with an evident display of feeling . RAGE suggests loss of self-control from violence of emotion . FURY is overmastering destructive rage that can verge on madness . INDIGNATION stresses righteous anger at what one considers unfair, mean, or shameful . WRATH is likely to suggest a desire or intent to revenge or punish . |
