Assalamualaikum,
No, this isn't a review of the 2003 film Anger Management but I wanna share a little "problem" I have with some things people do.
It's human nature to get angry. We get angry when our laptop hangs, we get angry when people are late for appointments, we get angry when the neighbourhood cat leaves a "present" in front of our house. But what separates us, or should separate us from others, is how well we manage or control our anger.
I heard from a video a friend posted on Facebook, can't remember who was in the video, but the guy said something that sounded something like this;
No, this isn't a review of the 2003 film Anger Management but I wanna share a little "problem" I have with some things people do.
It's human nature to get angry. We get angry when our laptop hangs, we get angry when people are late for appointments, we get angry when the neighbourhood cat leaves a "present" in front of our house. But what separates us, or should separate us from others, is how well we manage or control our anger.
I heard from a video a friend posted on Facebook, can't remember who was in the video, but the guy said something that sounded something like this;
"The true test of character for a Muslim, is not realising his mistake in getting angry and repenting afterwards, but knowing when he is angry, and controlling his anger at that precise moment"
This is similar to one of the lessons we can learn from the film Evan All-Mighty (I know some might not agree with me promoting the film, so read my post for my views on it OK), where the character of "God" played by Morgan Freeman says this;
"Let me ask you something. If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other?"
So this relates to what I said earlier, about us having to control our anger when the moment comes, not realise it after the fact. That's how Allah tests us and gives us the opportunity to improve ourselves by building up our patience.
Instead what I see in some blogs and on Facebook, is that a lot of people openly swear and curse at the things, or people who make them angry. Some people almost always post hateful status updates on Facebook, others post nothing but foul-language laden entries in their blogs. True it is their right to write what they want, but it leaves a bad feeling in my gut reading all the hate in those posts. In my opinion, the WWW is their release valve for all the hatred and anger they keep built up inside themselves, so to each their own.
Nevertheless, sabar is something which we should all strive to instil in ourselves, and the fact that it is so hard just goes to show why people say;
Instead what I see in some blogs and on Facebook, is that a lot of people openly swear and curse at the things, or people who make them angry. Some people almost always post hateful status updates on Facebook, others post nothing but foul-language laden entries in their blogs. True it is their right to write what they want, but it leaves a bad feeling in my gut reading all the hate in those posts. In my opinion, the WWW is their release valve for all the hatred and anger they keep built up inside themselves, so to each their own.
Nevertheless, sabar is something which we should all strive to instil in ourselves, and the fact that it is so hard just goes to show why people say;
"Kesabaran itu separuh dari Iman" (Patience is half of faith??)
