"Let Him who is without Sticks, cast the first Stone"....
Anger is a funny thing, a quick and uncontrollable emotion...like flipping over tables outside a church or something?...or how my dog hates squirrels and gets really angry with them when they get into the birdfeeder?...Or how certain guys exhibit anger by wrapping a golf club around a tree......None of these have any profit or make much sense...
I am thinking...Its hard to imagine Mr. Rogers getting angry about ANYTHING in an uncontrollable manner....I use Him as my guideline....
Anger is a huge motivator for action for the positive benefit of a society, but uncontrolled/unfocused anger is a detriment...causes all sorts of Road rage incidents, and fast food outlet youtube displayed counter battles when an order goes unfulfilled correctly...
I've heard said, "I dont get Angry, I get Even!"...That is troubling! Heres a person that likes to get Angry, puts their response on simmer, adds some garlic cloves, spices, secret Familial marinara sauces, and when its ready, serves up a hot dish of steaming retribution without Mercy or napkins!!
Oh yeah...I dont mind hanging around with a guy who in a fit of rage throws a chainsaw that wont start up against a tree...easy and predictable, inanimate object and over!....Its those damn guys that put Anger on simmer, stewing up a pot of resentment and retribution, sprinkling the 'Get Even' on it like Lawreys salt on a cheap ground steak...
You gotta watch out for those people that hold anger in and bide their time, to be directed at another Person ...some of these master revenge cooks like to let anger stew for years and it bubbles along like a simmering septic tank of Dinty Moore outhouse evil the back burner!
Mr Rogers addressed all of these kinds of matters and is a good guy to pattern for a stress and anger free life...I dont know if Mr Rogers ever had his special holly bush mowed down by the damned neighbor kids though?...that might have sent him over the top in a murderous rage? He might have lured them into his house and beat them to death with a wooden coathanger, or choked them with his sneaker shoe strings?
Maybe off camera in a fit of rage he stomped the hell out of those handpuppets? King Friday always struck me as a pompous @ss that could use a good stomping right? Everybody has their limits..!
If it makes you feel better Penny, whip up a batch of special exlax chocolate chip cookies to show your appreciation to your neighbor kids who mowed down your holly bush?...or, just let it slide and save up that righteous anger for something of greater importance?...Maybe these kids got a dog? Put out a pan of unattended antifreeze or toss out a Brillo Pad soaked in bacon grease?..That way, you aint hurting a Human, and still get even with them! Just trying to help....
