Wise Management of Anger

veracity of this theory. I have referred to this incident here because it is a good example of making a reply without being provoked. When someone says something harsh or criticizes you, at that time there are two ways in which you can answer. One way is to become angry and retort in anger. This is a non-serious way of answering. The second way after listening to harsh words is not to burst out in anger. You should control yourself, no matter how harshly someone speaks to you. Your answer should not be reactionary, but should rather be well thought out and positive. The first way of replying will only increase provocation, whereas the second way will have a calming effect. It is as good as pouring water on fire. The second way of answering is the best method of silencing the questioner. In the said event, Bertrand Russell’s answer proved to be quite effective, whereas it would not have been so effective had he answered in a negative manner. Challenges of Life Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) is now accepted as an outstanding figure in English literature. Yet, in the early stages of his life, he was in such financial straits that he appeared to be doomed to failure. But it was this very stringency which drove him ultimately to success. Until middle age, he had been regarded as a man of very ordinary capabilities—a third rate poet, in fact. By this stage of his life, he was overburdened with debts from which his rather uninspired poetry could not obviously rescue him. But the desperation to which his circumstances had reduced him, far from crushing him,