some things people have told me about anger:
- it’s not all bad. anger is the backside of love.
- there is nothing wrong with it unless you are defeated by it.
- it is a sword that can be used for justice.
some things people have asked me about my anger:
- how can you create value from it?
- how can you use it in a positive way?
- are you attached to your anger? are you attached to your ideas about justice?
my responses:
- pass
- pass
- …yes and yes
WWRDS? (what would Ram Dass say?)
probably something like “you’re attached to the idea of yourself as someone who was wronged, and you’re attached to wanting retribution because that’s a favorite concept in your culture. you guys looooove punishment and policing. let it go, sister.”
but, Ram Dass, isn’t justice worth fighting for?
Ram Dass (probably): “sure, if it’s done with compassion and non-attachment.”
but Ram Dassssssssssssss. you don’t understand my situation. you’d be angry too if you only knew.
Ram Dass (probably): “anger is part of the game! just like joy and misery and everything else. feel it, acknowledge it, and love the person who made you feel such a strange emotion!”
no offense, Ram Dass, but your whole “you can only properly fight against something if you love the person fighting for it as much as you love yourself” deal is noble and all, but falls pretttttty short. for example, some people just suck.
so I don’t get it.
or maybe I refuse to get it.
maybe I’m attached to not getting it?
ugh.
embracing samsara 