Anger

Filed under: TV/Film, Psychology — Jenny at 9:54 am on Wednesday, May 31, 2006

I wasn’t a huge fan of the movie “Crash” but I think the line when Sandra Bullock’s character says “I am angry all the time… and I don’t know why.” was such an interesting statement. Because I feel that way a lot of the time, just angry.

There is something about modern life, the fast-pacedness of it, and the anonomity of it, that leaves us feeling totally alienated and angry. We just want to lash out at other people because we don’t know what to do with the feeling. There’s a lack of feeling that we’re connected to others and responsible for the welfare of the world.

I don’t have all the answers to it but I do think it starts by looking within and asking yourself if what you’re doing is helping mankind or if you’re just selling your talents and your soul away. You have to do a lot of soul-searching and stop sleepwalking through life to break out of the cycle of anger. Anger’s like a subtle (or not so subtle) knocking at the door saying that something’s not right, and that you’re compromising your values.

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Comment by Qner

June 15, 2006 @ 9:11 am

Sometimes when I’m waiting for a crowded subway car alongside 150 other cranky commuters, I start to view people as “clutter.” Like they’re obstacles in my way. That’s a shitty feeling, but I think it has a lot to do with living in such a populated city.

Perhaps I’m responding on some deep, evolutionary level that doesn’t even break the consiousness — like I see them as competition for my seat or just as detritus clogging up my visual field. Either that or I’m just a cranky bastard.

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