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Anger is a Fire that Needs to be Doused with Compassion

Anger is a Fire that Needs to be Doused with Compassion

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Jocelyn Soriano
Dec 29, 2019
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Anger is a Fire that Needs to be Doused with Compassion
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“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.” - Proverbs 10:12, WEB-BE

Anger is a fire. You can’t extinguish it by fanning its flames. That would only increase the intensity of one’s anger. What you need to do is to remove the source of heat. You need to douse the fires of anger with a calm and sympathetic attitude.

An angry person is often a…

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