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"Anger is a form of temporary insanity that 'creeps up' on enlightened and vile men alike. Anger makes no distinction." ― SOURCE
“Anger is temporary insanity.” ― John S.C. Abbott
“Anger is temporary insanity. Man is not aware of what he speaks or does. Therefore it is best to leave an angry person alone.” ― Dada J P Vaswani
“Remember, anger is temporary insanity.” ― The Spurgeon Series 1855 & 1856: Unabridged Sermons In Modern Language
I believe emotions often make it impossible for us to use good judgment. Therefore, generally speaking, I'm of the view that emotions should be kept out of the process of evaluating others.
originally posted by: Profusion
I believe emotions often make it impossible for us to use good judgment. Therefore, generally speaking, I'm of the view that emotions should be kept out of the process of evaluating others.
"Anger is a form of temporary insanity that 'creeps up' on enlightened and vile men alike. Anger makes no distinction." ― SOURCE
“Anger is temporary insanity.” ― John S.C. Abbott
“Anger is temporary insanity. Man is not aware of what he speaks or does. Therefore it is best to leave an angry person alone.” ― Dada J P Vaswani
“Remember, anger is temporary insanity.” ― The Spurgeon Series 1855 & 1856: Unabridged Sermons In Modern Language
When I think of evaluating others in personal relationships, I think of trust. Trust isn't tied to any emotion for me outside of love. If I love someone, I'll often ignore all the red flags that I shouldn't trust them. Is that dangerous? In my view, it is. I allow love to cloud my judgment, but I do it because I believe people should not be rational all the time. I think irrationality sometimes gives people the best chance of success (and following one's heart concerning love is such a situation). Outside of that, in my opinion, trust should be based on what another person has earned.
Probably everyone has heard the old cliche that trust must be earned. I agree. If trust is truly earned then emotions will play no part in whether you give someone your trust or not. In other words, I don't see where emotions come into play as far as whether someone has earned something or not. Earning something should be based on an objective examination of a situation. If emotions are involved in that, I think that's a huge mistake (possibly even for me concerning love).