Anger
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.