What is worth getting angry about in this world? Many would argue nothing. But how often do you find yourself honking your horn angrily at people on the road who just don't know how to drive? Or find yourself getting angry with a coworker whose mistakes have given you extra work YET AGAIN? Kids who don't behave. A significant other who just doesn't get it. There are a gazillion reasons to get angry out there in the world.
Wrath is something that should never be taken lightly. While none of the Seven Deadly Sins should be considered to be worse than another, wrath is one of the more overtly expressed and obvious ones. Some people make it really easy to get mad at them — the ones we let past our armour: family, close friends, people who we let in our beds — others just happen to catch us on the wrong day, and we lash out at them whether they're deserving of it or not.
Most people know that I'm not the angriest of individuals, but even I have my limits. However, even in our darkest moments, there are lessons we can learn. Below, I've included an example from my life and the lessons that we can all learn from my past behaviour. I could have easily talked about the times where my brothers and I nearly killed each other, the screaming matches that we all have with our parents, or the levels of sheer frustration that exes can often drive us to. But the difference between those and wrath (for me, at least), is that wrath is either an
extreme form of anger or a form of retributory punishment; oftentimes you approach these situations genuinely wishing ill will upon your subject — intending this for someone you love is worthy of a separate blog post on its own.
Instead, I present a time where I felt I was wronged in a situation, and dealt with it for better or for worse.
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