Safe Harbour On Both Sides

Don’t Miss the Opportunity He became completely dependent. The father acted in a moment of rage. And for the rest of his life, he regretted that moment. If only he had controlled himself, he could have saved his child—and himself—from a lifelong tragedy. Data Ganj Bakhsh said, “Anger eats up action.” Tulsidas said, “Where there is anger, there is destruction.” Both statements express the same truth: Anger ruins the mind, the body, and the spirit. According to medical and psychological experts, anger causes the muscles to tighten, depletes the body’s energy, and leads to fatigue. These physical and emotional effects reduce a person’s ability to think clearly and act effectively. Another doctor, J. S. Chandler, added that anger causes the intestines to tighten, the heartbeat to rise, and blood pressure to increase. In extreme cases, it can even burst a blood vessel in the brain, leading to sudden death. Chesterfield gave a profound warning: “If a person cannot control their anger, they can’t achieve anything in the world. Because success requires controlling the world— and if you cannot control yourself, how can you control the world?” All India Radio, New Delhi, on 8-9 July 1984.