When the fuse blow !!!

Inspired by articles that I read few days back on newspaper. This is somewhat in similar lines to few of my older posts. Also the motivation to pen this post came after I saw few of the coolest guys blowing out their fuses lately. More than everything I myself losing my cool very often these days.

A matchstick has a head made from powdered chemical. Just strike it against the side of the box and the stick bursts into flame. Aren’t we, at times, behaving in a similar fashion? Let a small thing go against our wishes and see what happens!
Anger is sorta brief madness.

Can one deter anger ??
Many a time, we allow things of little importance to overpower us. We very easily lose our temper over insignificant matters. The food tastes awful, your comrade at work doesn't listen or do what you wanted him/her to do, the guy driving in front of you in the traffic is awfully slow and not giving you way ( the list is endless )... don’t lose your cool. Patience and prudence will help deal with the situation in a constructive manner.
Whenever something angers sit by yourself and contemplate. Introspect, find out what made to lose the temper. Pythagoras commented, “Anger starts from stupidity and ends at repentance”.
Try to stretch, to the extent possible, the time gap before you react. Whenever you get a feeling that the other person’s behaviour could ignite anger in you, immediately back out of that place. If that is not possible, then try changing the topic of discussion. Never commit the blunder of reacting immediately.
After some time, when anger subsides, then respond to the situation. You would then be able to pick apt words to express yourself thereby behaving in a wise manner. Aristotle says: “It is very easy for anybody to get angry. But getting angry at the right time, in right degree, at the right person, for the right reason, and in the right manner is neither easy nor is it in everyone’s scope or frame of capabilities”.

[ few pieces of the post sourced from last monday's TOI ]