Saturday, February 21, 2009

Rage Control

People assume I never get angry because they don't see me in that state. But the truth of the matter is that everyone loses it once in a while and although some may choose not to show it, it doesn't mean that they aren't pulling out your hair mentally. No, I don't do that. I have the greatest respect for peoples' hair. As much as I try to avoid digressions...speaking of hair, I tried henna a couple of weeks ago. My hair is probably my worst feature, which is quite an achievement for the hair, considering all the competition it has . I'm not sure how well it worked. My friend said that it would reduce hair fall, and it seems to have, but that might just be wishful thinking.
So the people who say I never lose my temper include my younger brother and some of my recent teammates. So, as you can imagine, I was floating around in my bubble...(ok, not following that train of thought) till another old friend from school, while reminiscing, informed me that I used to be quite a cat on the court and that he felt sorry for the poor people I used to yank the ball from. And I thought I was going to win the Nobel peace prize. In any case, the fantasy was good while it lasted.
But I don't see how venting of anger helps anyone. I regret every outburst of mine till date, without exception. Imho, if rage is left unexpressed, it tends to go away sooner rather than later. Venting is good only when you want to place your objection on record. Like when people assume you are fine with everything just because you don't argue forcefully.
Oh, my motivation for sharing this... please include me in your acceptance speech (for the Nobel peace prize). I know I blew my chance, but it would be just as great to bask in the reflected glory of someone else's (read 'your') greatness.

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