We all know how it goes. People continue to ignore your requests that they not make you angry, because they will not like you when you are angry. Unfortunately, we all know that it is only a matter of time before you simply can not take it anymore. And once your eyes turn bright green, it is way too late to try and placate you. Because once the beast has been awakened, his massive green muscles will smash everything in his path until his rage is satiated. And that usually takes a really long time, and causes a whole lot of collateral damage. If only it were simply a matter of ventilating your rage against everything in your path (which, in some cases, might be some kind of machine).

But you have to remember that what Yoda said was true. Anger leads to hatred, and hatred leads to suffering. In the end, no matter how much you smash, and no matter how many of the rotting, shattered corpses of your foes you leave to draws fly in the noon time Sun, you will ultimately have to face the inner results of your rage. Rage releases cortisol, which causes your muscles to weaken. And since your heart is a muscle, your life can actually be shortened by the effects of your rage.

As your anger grows, consider that we become angry because we feel threatened. When the fact of the matter is that your own anger can cause you more pain and suffering than any person’s words can, and that your own rage can ultimately be your destroyer, it might actually be best if you stop raging against those who would anger you despite your warnings. After all, all of the anger in the world does nothing more than hurt people – and hurting yourself just does not make any sense.