One of "The 7 Deadly Sins", Wrath's compulsive nature continues to elude me, as I've yet to fully comprehend its violent tendencies. Throughout the history of humanity, anger has caused infinite deaths, and until we are able to harness the power of anger for the betterment of the human race, we will continue to be plagued by our own fury, victims of our own circumstance.
Maybe anger isn't to be avoided but instead accepted and dealt with in a humane manner in accordance to our principles and values, as anger is an emotion not only deeply rooted in our history, but also our biology; to deny our emotions is to deny the very imperfections that makes us human. Anger is a significant part of our lives...but at what cost? Are anger and violence inherently related, two pieces of the same puzzle, inseparable? Because if so, humanity very well may be on the brink of its own eminent destruction, at its own hand.
What will be the fate of the human race? Will we improve our standard of living by assuming more humane, empathetic perspectives and lifestyles, or succumb to our own selfish desires, and "human nature" according to the example history has provided for us thus far? Because if so, "damned" is merely a euphemism to describe how fucked we truly are...
Maybe anger isn't to be avoided but instead accepted and dealt with in a humane manner in accordance to our principles and values, as anger is an emotion not only deeply rooted in our history, but also our biology; to deny our emotions is to deny the very imperfections that makes us human. Anger is a significant part of our lives...but at what cost? Are anger and violence inherently related, two pieces of the same puzzle, inseparable? Because if so, humanity very well may be on the brink of its own eminent destruction, at its own hand.
What will be the fate of the human race? Will we improve our standard of living by assuming more humane, empathetic perspectives and lifestyles, or succumb to our own selfish desires, and "human nature" according to the example history has provided for us thus far? Because if so, "damned" is merely a euphemism to describe how fucked we truly are...
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