**Matthew Graybosch** @starbreaker · 2018-03-02T18:42:01Z

Matthew Graybosch @starbreaker

parable of the blind swordfighter Show more

Whenever you feel angry, imagine that you're a blind man in a crowded room with a sword that doesn't have a handle.

That sword is your anger, and if you draw that sword in the crowded room by lashing out with harsh words or violent actions, you have no way of knowing who you might wound. You might cut the person who angered you. You might cut an innocent bystander. You won't be able to tell until it's too late.

#anger #mindfulness

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**Matthew Graybosch** @starbreaker · Mar 02, 2018, 18:42

**Matthew Graybosch** @starbreaker · Mar 02, 2018, 18:42

Mar 02, 2018, 18:42

Matthew Graybosch @starbreaker

parable of the blind swordfighter Show more

It gets worse. When you strike down your enemy, you do the same to their friends and family. No matter how richly they might deserve the bite of your steel, remember one thing: even Adolf Hitler had a girlfriend and a dog who loved him.

#anger #mindfulness

**Matthew Graybosch** @starbreaker · Mar 02, 2018, 18:43

**Matthew Graybosch** @starbreaker · Mar 02, 2018, 18:43

Mar 02, 2018, 18:43

Matthew Graybosch @starbreaker

parable of the blind swordfighter Show more

Finally, and worst of all, you're still hurting yourself even if by some miracle your stroke slices only air instead of flesh. The sword has no hilt, and it cuts your hands as you grasp it.

For all of these reasons, you should careful about when you yield to your anger. Don't draw that sword unless you're absolutely sure you're justified in doing so.

#anger #mindfulness

**Matthew Graybosch** @starbreaker · Mar 02, 2018, 18:44

**Matthew Graybosch** @starbreaker · Mar 02, 2018, 18:44

Mar 02, 2018, 18:44

Matthew Graybosch @starbreaker

parable of the blind swordfighter Show more

However, when the cause IS just, you should let nothing stop you from drawing the sword of your rage and striking with such force and fury that even God stands defenseless before you.

#anger #mindfulness