Right now I find myself angry. I am angry with the world. I am pissed off above my usual limit. I can’t take it anymore. I had it. I am furious! Have I mentioned that I am angry?
I want to go outside and scream at the sky. “Hey gods, if you are indeed existing, right now would be a good time to get involved. Fix this! We humans are too stupid!”
I want to go outside and yell so loud that the ones who are the reason for some of the anger might actually hear me, even though they are thousands and thousands of miles away.
What a silly thought. You yell and you will be heard. It doesn’t work like that. I know. I tried and failed, that’s when I understood that if I wanted to be heard, I had to speak quietly. It forces people to concentrate on my words.
Perhaps I should go outside and whisper to the sky. “Stop this insanity. We don’t know what we are doing. FIX THIS!” and maybe while trying to listen the gods would actually fall down by accident. (Bent over too much to hear me). The thought makes me smile!
I am furious -enraged – irritated!
I am angry at Hamas for attacking Israel!
I am angry with Netanyahu for killing children and innocent people!
I am angry with Putin!
I am angry with our politicians.
I am angry with the world for many reasons but I don’t want to be an angry person. I suppose my task at hand is to figure out how not to be angry. Being angry at the world gives anger too much of a platform. There is enough anger and hate out there, I don’t need to be one of them.
I need to remember there is so much goodness out there too. So many great people, so much kindness, honesty, and gentleness.
I need to make myself remember -every day.
- The goodness and bravery of people- for every Adolph Hitler there is an Anne Frank.
- Nature is beautiful and wonderful healing. The stillness, the wildlife, the flowers, and the trees. The sky and the clouds, the beach and the oceans, the mountains and rivers. It’s everywhere. Calmness!
- The arts. Beauty is truth and truth is beauty. Just listen to Schiller’s Ode to Joy in Beethoven’s Ninth.
- Children and our pets. Wonderful exemplars of innocence and trust. Love giving so freely. Laughter for no reason other than being in the moment.
Looking at the world makes me sad, but then I tell myself. “Don’t get sad, get mad.”
Anger always gives me distance and while it doesn’t make any sense, anger also makes me feel less helpless.
The truth is most of us who are angry at the world are often very sensitive and capable of profound feelings. I know I am but I don’t want to feel right now. I feel I can’t afford to FEEL and anger becomes a way to dull my emotions, it lessens the risks and hides the hurt.
With anger, I am never disappointed. It allows me to reduce the expectations of other people as well as my own.
But I can’t stay angry at the world. I need to change this.
Remember! For every Hitler, there is an Anne Frank.
I am mad at the world and the world doesn’t care!
I get very angry as well. But the energy of the anger is drained by profound sadness. I am heartbroken. But your reminder is a drop of encouragement. 💔
I am heartbroken too. First it seems like a little hill, now it’s a mountain of things I don’t understand anymore.
I’m also in the US and am totally F****** furious a lot of the time! I agree with you that the arts provide great solace. I just got back from a week in Paris and read no US news while there. We went to art museums every day. Thanks for sharing Ode to Joy – we have to believe that goodness will prevail in the end.
I have given up on the US news, there is not much left I can’t stomach. However, I cannot be not informed, so I read the news now instead. As for art, it’s for our souls, not just for the eye.
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I can understand, and share, your anger
It seems many feel that way. Perhaps we need to really go outside and yell for everybody to hear.
I agree: we should all do that!
It may not solve anything, but it does feel good to do that from time to time.
I am depleted. That is how I feel. Surrounded by hate and ignorance-everywhere I turn
So many of us feel that way. You are not alone.
You say it how it is. I am pleased you name Netanyahu – he is not all Jews
No he is not. Netanyahu will drag this war out and he will kill thousands and thousand more because after the war he will have to answer some questions and he will be removed. That’s what I think.
A horrifying possibility
And Hamas is not all Palestinians. Most of the people are just victims of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Don’t worry there’s someone who watches and gives you peace. He’s the Holy spirit of God.May you br blessed today with abundant peace. Amen.
I am agnostic. I claim not to know, so sadly, this comment won’t work for me. But I appreciate it the thought and wish your nothing but enlightenment and peace within. . 🙂
I didn’t feel disrespected by peace 🙂
Thankyou very much and we are happy in this blogging community that gives us great joy. Stay happy.
Can I join you.. i feel the same too
I am with you on this. I was so angry and yell-y every day in October, that I drove my blood pressure through the roof and I do not have high blood pressure, in fact I have lower than the average, especially for my age. But all this crazy crap makes me wonder why can’t people figure this whole “Do Unto Others” thing out. Two words “Be Kind”. As they say…”The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” The world is insane right now. Common sense is no longer common. Try to stay calm. A tough job, these days, I know. Allan
Oh how interesting, I have low blood pressure too (and low body temperature) but right now it feels like my blood is boiling.
Allan, I am with you. I don’t understand it either. Why can’t we figure it out? History books could guide us, yet we insist of making the same stupid mistakes. Here in the US we are marching into fascisms and many don’t even realize it.
I am glad you are angry too. I don’t want to be the only one.