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.

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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.

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